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Added on the 12/04/2018 12:15:28 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Paris (France), Aug 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Mohammed Badra) A dozen people protested Friday at the Fountain of the Innocents in Paris to honor the at least 1,400 victims of the chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta.
The UN Security Council starts an emergency session following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens and triggered calls for a response. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Theresa May says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers "must be held to account" if a suspected poison gas attack on the rebel-held town of Douma is confirmed. International outrage has mounted against the alleged use of the weapons, with US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron vowing strong responses. SOUNDBITE
The world's chemical weapons watchdog says Tuesday's suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo is "disturbing" and will be investigated. Yiming Woo reports.
Amateur videos uploaded online purport to show the aftermath of what is said to be a chemical attack by Syrian government forces on the outskirts of Damascus. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.