Friday, April 20, 2018

U.S. State Department: Russia, Syria Sanitizing Alleged Chemical Attack Site

The OPCW inspectors are staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus

ABC News: US has 'credible evidence' Russia, Syria sanitizing alleged chemical attack site: State Department

The U.S. said Thursday it has "credible information and intelligence" that shows Russian and Syrian regime officials are denying an investigative team access to the alleged chemical weapons attack sites in Douma, Syria, as they sanitize them and remove incriminating evidence.

The accusation comes as the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, investigators have still not reached Douma, the city outside the capital Damascus where the attacks reportedly took place. It has been 12 days since the chemical weapons were reportedly used – and nearly one week since President Donald Trump joined France and the United Kingdom in ordering the bombing of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad for the attacks, which Syria denies carrying out.

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WNU Editor: Citing security concerns, the inspectors are still waiting to inspect the site .... Inspectors yet to reach alleged Syria chemical attack site (CBS).

1 comment:

Unknown said...

What does inspecting a site really mean after a more than 2 week delay?

They could spray down the whole place with bleach.