OPCW experts take probes at site of alleged Douma attack

The spokeswoman further noted that the OPCW experts have taken probes at the site of the alleged chemical attack.

Later in the day, OPCW spokesman Johan de Wittlaan said in a statement that the samples collected by the organization have been handed over to the OPCW laboratory.

'The initial deployment of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to gather facts in Douma, Syrian Arab Republic is complete… Samples were brought to the OPCW Laboratory where they will be split and then dispatched to the OPCW designated laboratories. The analysis of the samples may take at least three to four weeks,' the OPCW spokesman's statement said.

The first fact-finding mission of the OPCW visited a site in the Damascus suburb of Douma to collect samples in connection with the alleged April 7 chemical attack in late-April.

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