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Added on the 20/04/2018 20:11:54 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog vote to strip Syria of its rights at the organisation in an unprecedented step after a probe blamed Damascus for poison gas attacks. SOUNDBITE announcing the adoption of the resolution
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
Firefighters inspect the damage at the site of a rocket attack, launched from southern Lebanon, in the town of Katzrin in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. IMAGES