France says it is very likely proof has gone from scene of chemical attack outside DamascusInternational chemical weapons inspectors have entered the Syrian town of Douma to visit the site of a poison gas attack, Syrian state TV has reported. The arrival of the fact-finding mission from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) followed days of delay but came 24 hours earlier than Russia had indicated. Russia has insisted video and pictures of the chemical attack in the then rebel-held area were faked with the help of British intelligence. Eleven days have passed since the attack, and some of the inspectors reached the Syrian capital, Damascus, five days ago. Western diplomats questioned how it had been possible for Russia to secure safe passage for selected reporters, but not weapons inspectors.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2018 04:33 UTC