UN inspectors on Wednesday inspected a second site on the outskirts of the Syrian capital suspected of being hit by a deadly chemical weapons attack last week
UN inspectors on Wednesday inspected a second site on the outskirts of the Syrian capital suspected of being hit by a deadly chemical weapons attack last week.
An AFP cameraman filmed the team of arms experts as they set off from the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus in a convoy of six UN-marked jeeps, a day after their work was suspended over safety concerns.
“They later arrived in the Eastern Ghouta area on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus under the protection of rebel fighters,” said the Syrian Revolution General Commission activist group.
“The inspectors braved sniper fire when they initially tried to enter Eastern Ghouta on Monday, with bullets hitting their tyres and the front window of the lead vehicle,” the United Nations said. Later that day, they were able to enter Moadamiyet al-Sham southwest of Damascus to collect evidence of the other main area allegedly hit by chemical weapons on August 21.
But they were unable to return to Eastern Ghouta as planned on Tuesday because their safety could not be guaranteed.