UN: Experts delay trip to Damascus suburb by 1 day


August 27, 2013 at 8:36a.m.

UN: Experts delay trip to Damascus suburb by 1 day

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The United Nations says that a team of chemical weapons experts in Syria has delayed a second trip to investigate an alleged poison gas attack near Damascus by one day. The U.N. says in a statement the decision was made today in order to improve preparedness and safety for the team, after unidentified snipers opened fire on their convoy on Monday.