Russia says inspectors arrive at suspected chemical attack site in Syria

Moscow (AFP) – Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) arrived on Saturday in the Syrian town of Douma, where an alleged chemical attack took place on April 7, the Russian foreign ministry said.

“According to information we have, the special OPCW mission… arrived on the morning of April 21 in the city of Douma at the sites suspected of having toxic substances,” the ministry said in a statement.