31 Jan 2014 14:25

Militants attack vehicles removing chemical arms from Syria - Russian diplomat

MOSCOW. Jan 31 (Interfax) - A convoy of vehicles carrying a batch of Syria's chemical weapons slated for disposal to Latakia Port on January 27 came under fire from militants, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's security and disarmament department, Mikhail Ulyanov, told Interfax.

"During the removal of the second consignment of chemical weapons on January 27, 2014, the convoy carrying them was attacked by militants. The attack was defeated," he said.