On Monday, the convoy used by a  (UN) investigation team while gathering evidence of an alleged chemical weapons attack in  of August 21, was fired upon by snipers. The team arrived on August 18 and is investigating the scene of an alleged chemical weapons attack that occurred on August 21 in the suburb of  . Reports say anywhere between 100 and 1,300 people were killed in the attack which is being blamed on government forces, something they deny. "We hope that the results will clarify the issue and will help to dispel numerous speculations around the alleged use of the Syrian chemical weapons while simultaneously creating a positive background for the moves towards the start of the political process of settlement of the Syrian crisis," Aleksandr Lukashevich, Russia's foreign minister, said on August 22. The latest attack on the UN comes as a US government official called their current investigation "too late to be credible." Following the alleged chemical attack on August 21, the Syrian army heavily bombed the area against what they called rebel strongholds. "The fact is that much of the evidence could have been destroyed by that artillery bombardment," said the Foreign Secretary of the  on Sunday. The  (U.S.) says the attacks are "corrupting" any evidence the team might have come in contact with.
On Monday, the convoy used by a United Nations (UN) investigation team while gathering evidence of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria of August 21, was fired upon by snipers. The team arrived on August 18 and is investigating the scene of an alleged chemical weapons attack that occurred on August 21 in the suburb of Damascus . Reports say anywhere between 100 and 1,300 people were killed in the attack which is being blamed on government forces, something they deny. "We hope that the results will clarify the issue and will help to dispel numerous speculations around the alleged use of the Syrian chemical weapons while simultaneously creating a positive background for the moves towards the start of the political process of settlement of the Syrian crisis," Aleksandr Lukashevich, Russia's foreign minister, said on August 22. The latest attack on the UN comes as a US government official called their current investigation "too late to be credible." Following the alleged chemical attack on August 21, the Syrian army heavily bombed the area against what they called rebel strongholds. "The fact is that much of the evidence could have been destroyed by that artillery bombardment," said the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom on Sunday. The United States (U.S.) says the attacks are "corrupting" any evidence the team might have come in contact with.
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