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INTERIM OPCW REPORT FINDS PROOF OF CHLORINE USED IN SYRIA’S DOUMA

Preliminary analysis by global chemical weapons watchdog says chlorine was found
in two locations in Douma.


The report said chlorine traces were found in two of four investigated locations
[Ali Hashisho/Reuters]
Published On 6 Jul 20186 Jul 2018

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The world’s chemical weapons watchdog says it has found proof that chlorine was
used in an attack in April on the Syrian town of Douma which killed dozens of
people, according to medics and rescuers.

Published on Friday, the preliminary report by the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is based on eyewitness accounts and
evidence collected at the site of the attack.

It said chlorine traces were found in two of four investigated locations. No
evidence of nerve agents was found.

“Various chlorinated organic chemicals were found in samples from Locations 2
and 4, along with residues of explosive,” the OPCW said.

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The two locations where no traces were found, a warehouse and a facility, were
suspected of being used for the production of chemical weapons.

“From the information gathered during the two on-site visits to these locations,
there was no indication of either facility being involved in the production of
chemical warfare agents or toxic chemicals for use as weapons,” the report said.


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It added, however, that it was too early to come to full conclusions, saying
that “work by the team to establish the significance of these results is
on-going”.

Medics and rescuers say about 40 people were killed in the attack, many of them
in a housing block hit when a cylinder landed on its roof.

The fact-finding team was still working on “the location of the cylinder, (and)
its provenance” which will require a “comprehensive analysis” by experts, the
OPCW said.

The town of Douma was under rebel control and facing a government air and ground
assault when the suspected attack took place on April 7. Opposition groups gave
up the town in the days after the incident.

The OPCW’s fact-finding mission was launched amid international outrage over
images of adults and children appearing to be suffering from the effects of a
toxic weapon attack.

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Initially, the body’s experts could not enter Douma because of security
concerns. Several days later, the inspectors were allowed access to the former
rebel-held town. 

The footage from the alleged attack prompted the United States, Britain and
France to launch air raids against military installations in Syria.

Many governments also denounced the alleged chemical attack, blaming it on the
Syrian government. Damascus denied the accusations, dismissing them as
“farcical”. 

Russia stuck by its ally Syria and insisted the attack was staged by the White
Helmets, a volunteer rescue service operating in rebel-held parts of Syria.

The OPCW does not designate blame for chemical attacks.

Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies

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