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Putin: Russia has data on new provocations planned against Syrian authorities

11 April 2017 15:12 (UTC +04:00)

Russia has data that new provocations are planned in Syria with the goal of putting the blame on Damascus for allegedly using chemical weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters after talks with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday, APA reported citing RIA Novosti.

"We have information from different sources that these provocations - I cannot call them otherwise - are being prepared in other regions of Syria, including in the southern suburbs of Damascus where there are plans to throw some substance and accuse the official Syrian authorities," Putin said.

Putin went on to say that US missile strike on Syria reminds of its attack against Iraq in 2003 that led to the emergence of the IS. Support for the US strikes in Syria by some countries caused by their bid to establish relations with Trump, he added.

"We believe that any incident of this kind should be officially investigated," Putin said.

"We plan to turn to the United Nations bodies in The Hague and call on the global community to thoroughly investigate into this incident and make balanced decisions based on the investigation’s outcome," the Russian leader added.