Syria Attack: OPCW to investigate suspected chemical attack in Douma
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We start with the crisis in Syria. Members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons are in Damascus, days after US led airstrikes. They'll investigate the suspected chemical attack, cited as justification for those strikes. CGTN's Alaa Ebrahim has more.
ALAA EBRAHIM DAMASCUS Inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog OPCW met with the Syrian deputy foreign minister in Damascus on Sunday as they gear up for their fact-finding mission in Douma site of an alleged chemical attack which killed scores of civilians on April 7th. Meanwhile, Syrian state TV showed footage of Syrian police being deployed into Douma along with Russian military police. The Syrian army announced on Saturday that it now has regained full control over the town of Douma and all of Eastern Ghouta. The OPCW mission is expected to begin work on Monday morning local time to examine the site where rebels say they were hit with sarin and chlorine gas. For its part, the Syrian government seemed confident that the inquiry will clear Damascus from any role. Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Sousan told reporters the investigation will not only prove Damascus wasn't part of a chemical attack but also that such an attack didn't take place. Alaa Ebrahim, CGTN, Damascus.