Russian Foreign Ministry slams reports on Douma chemical attack as fake news
April 08, 2018
Allegations about the use of chemical agents by the Syrian government forces are aimed at justifying external military strikes, the ministry said
The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected as fake news Saturday’s reports on a chemical attack carried out by the Syrian government forces in Douma near Damascus.
“Fake news on the use of chlorine or other chemical agents by the government forces continue,” the ministry said. “Another piece of such fabricated information on the alleged chemical attack in Douma emerged yesterday.”
Allegations about the use of chemical agents by the Syrian government forces are aimed at justifying external military strikes, the ministry said. “The goal of these false speculations, which are not substantiated by any facts, is to cover up terrorists and irreconcilable radical opposition, which opposes political settlement, and to simultaneously try to justify potential external military strikes,” the ministry said.
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