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Thread #151984 Message #3553677
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
28-Aug-13 - 07:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: chemical weapons in Syria
Subject: RE: BS: chemical weapons in Syria
BBC 2 hours ago.
UN chemical weapons inspectors have resumed their investigations in Syria, as speculation mounts over a possible Western strike on military targets.
The team's operation was suspended on Tuesday due to security concerns.
On Monday the team's convoy was shot at by unidentified snipers.
They are set to head to one of the sites affected by a suspected attack on the outskirts of Damascus on 21 August in which hundreds of people are reported to have died.
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It is not clear which districts the inspectors will be visiting on Wednesday.
On Monday they visited the suburb of Muadhamiya, where they went to two hospitals and interviewed doctors and patients as well as witnesses of the attack and took away biological and environmental samples for laboratory tests.
But concerns were raised for their safety after one of their cars came under fire from unidentified gunmen as it crossed the buffer zone between government and rebel-controlled areas.