Syrian scientific institution denies possession of chemical weapons after destroyed by U.S. strike

Saeed Saeed, head of the Institute for the Development of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Industries, speaks to reporters at the research center that was hit by the U.S.-led missile attacks in the Barzeh neighborhood in northeast Damascus, Syria on April 14, 2018. Saeed Saeed on Saturday denied the facility's possession of chemical weapons. (Xinhua/Monsef Memary)