Chemical Weapons Inspectors Denied Access To Site Of Suspected Gas Attack By Syrian And Russian Authorities

Reuters: Inspectors' visit to suspected Syria gas attack site delayed

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A visit by chemical weapons inspectors to the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria was delayed on Monday, British and Russian officials said, as Western powers and Russia traded accusations in the aftermath of retaliatory U.S.-led missile strikes.

Moscow, the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on Sunday condemned the United States, Britain and France for refusing to wait for the findings of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspection team on the alleged attack on Douma before they launched the strikes.

OPCW inspectors arrived in Damascus on Saturday and had planned to head to Douma, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday. But the British delegation to the OPCW said Russia and Syria had not yet allowed inspectors access to Douma.

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WNU editor: For the Syrians and Russians .... the optics of not permitting inspectors to enter the site only validates their guilt.

Update: No one is buying this .... Russia says chemical weapons inspection delayed due to air strikes (Reuters)

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