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    Syria Says Chemical Weapons Watchdog Group Has Entered Douma

    The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would not confirm whether its inspectors have entered Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this month.
    by Camila Domonoske Apr 17, 2018 2 minutes
    Syrians walk along a damaged street in Douma, on the outskirts of Damascus, on Monday during an organized media tour. The Syrian army declared that all anti-regime forces have left Eastern Ghouta, following a blistering two month offensive on the rebel enclave, including a suspected gas attack. Now Syrian state media say chemical weapons inspectors have been allowed access to the town.

    Updated at 10:35 a.m. ET

    According to Syrian state media, a team of inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has entered the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this month.

    The OPCW would not confirm whether its inspectors had arrived in the city, telling NPR's Ruth Sherlock

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