Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Russia calls for independent Syria investigation

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov concedes that chemical weapons were used on April 4 in Syria, but he's calling for an independent investigation into the attacks.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had suggested the attacks were fake and intended to discredit the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Now, his foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov is moderating that claim.

The voice of a translator:

IN: "After the...
OUT: ...the truth."
DUR: 23


U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the evidence clearly points to the attacks being planned out by the Syrian military at the direction of President Assad.

IN: "We have...
OUT: ...Bashar al-Assad."
DUR: 23


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