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OPCW Collects Samples in Douma in Connection With Alleged Chemical Incident

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15:06 GMT 21.04.2018(updated 14:57 GMT 25.04.2018) Get short URL

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The fact-finding mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has visited a site in the Damascus suburb of Douma to collect samples in connection with the alleged April 7 chemical attack, the OPCW said Saturday.

"The samples collected will be transported to the OPCW Laboratory in Rijswijk and then dispatched for analysis to the OPCW’s designated labs," the OPCW said in a statement.

"The OPCW will evaluate the situation and consider future steps including another possible visit to Douma," the organization added.

The mission is investigating an incident that took place in the town on April 7: What the West considers a chemical attack conducted by the government, Moscow views as a provocation carried out to justify a strike on the country.

READ MORE: Fact-Checking the French: Are Russia's Douma Attack Statements 'Contradictory'?

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Chemical Laboratory Warehouse of Militants Discovered in Douma

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The Pentagon has admitted that it does not have any solid proof of the attack but had still teamed up with the French and the British and launched over 100 missiles on Syria on the very day a team of OPCW experts was slated to enter Douma. Damascus, Moscow and Tehran branded the move as aggression against Syria's sovereignty.

Footage presented by the White Helmets has been proven fake by a boy who was filmed and his father, as well as another boy who got food for participating and a doctor at Douma's hospital where the shooting took place. Russian servicemen have found no trace of any attack at the site, but discovered a militant laboratory equipped for manufacturing chemical weapons.

READ MORE: Russian Military Finds Precursor to Chemical Weapons in Terrorists' Lab in Douma

The Russian General Staff had correctly predicted a false flag attack with ensuing aggression against Syria a month before it actually occurred.

Related:: Lavrov on US Claims of Russia Hampering Work of OPCW in Douma: Show Us Evidence

: Lavrov: Militants Who Attacked UN Mission in Douma Were Warned in Advance

: Terrorists Preventing OPCW Team From Accessing Syria’s Douma - Moscow

: Syrian Officer Injured in Douma, Claims Russian Military Hurt 'False' - MoD

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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Douma, Syria

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