Syria denies OPCW’s findings on chemical weapon assault in 2018

(Reuters) – Syria’s international ministry mentioned on Saturday {that a} report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that discovered the Syrian authorities was liable for a chemical weapon assault on the rebel-held Syrian metropolis of Douma in 2018 lacked any proof, and denied the allegations.

The worldwide chemical weapons watchdog mentioned on Friday an almost two-year investigation had discovered that no less than one Syrian army helicopter had dropped gasoline cylinders onto residential buildings in Douma, killing 43 folks.

(Reporting by Timour Azhari; Modifying by Frances Kerry)