Russia's top diplomat said Friday that Moscow has proof that the suspected chemical attack in Syria last weekend was staged by special agents of a foreign country.
Although he didn't provide the evidence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Kremlin has "irrefutable data" that the attack in Douma, that killed at least 75 people, was staged.
"And special services of a country, which is now seeking to be in the first ranks of the Russophobic campaign, were involved in this," Lavrov said.
Although he didn't name the country the agents come from, the top Kremlin diplomat could be hinting at the United States, Britain or France.
Lavrov also said Russian specialists who examined the attack found no trace of chemical weapons.
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Damascus has invited a team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to visit Eastern Ghouta. They are due to arrive in Syria Saturday to investigate.
"The mission of the OPCW has set off to Syria not so quickly and without abundant enthusiasm but under our and Syrian pressure," Lavrov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed the attack on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying there wasn't "much of a doubt" he was behind the strike.
Friday's news came as Trump continued to weigh a response to the attack, which could involve military intervention.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
