France is still "uncertain" about the Syrian government's probable use of chemical weapons in the country's violent civil war and was seeking more proofs, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.

"We have no certainty that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons. There are clues that were given by the English, as the Americans. We are just checking that," the minister told the local broadcaster Europe 1.

"We asked the UN's Secretary General to order an investigation, but Syria refused to receive investigators in its territory... So, we are developing our own means in a series of investigations...", he added.

Asked about the possibility of a military intervention in Syria once the use of chemical weapons will be proven, Fabius said "If (allegations) are true, many things will change. We will actively think on that."

Last week, the United States said it suspect the Syrian government had used chemical weapons on a small scale in its conflict with the opposition forces.

An unprecedented anti-government protests erupted in Syria more than two years ago and plunged the Arab country into a prolonged conflict that left more than 70,000 deaths. Endi

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