Johnson: All evidence points to Assad behind chemical attack in Syria
The Foreign Secretary calls a chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens of people, including children,a "barbaric act"
Boris Johnson has said all evidence suggests Bashar al Assad forces were behind a chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Syria.
The Foreign Secretary called the attack on Tuesday a "barbaric act" likely carried out by the Assad regime "on their own people".
"All the evidence I have seen suggests this was the Assad regime ... using illegal weapons on their own people," Mr Johnson said as he arrived for a Syrian aid conference in Brussels.
Earlier, the Russian defence ministry had said the horrifying injuries sustained by dozens of people, including women and children, appeared consistent with weapons previously used by rebels.
The attack struck the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 58 people died, including 11 children.
The Union of Medical Care Organisations, a coalition of international aid agencies that funds hospitals in Syria, said at least 100 had been killed.
Boris Johnson has said all evidence suggests Bashar al Assad forces were behind a chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Syria.
The Foreign Secretary called the attack on Tuesday a "barbaric act" likely carried out by the Assad regime "on their own people".
"All the evidence I have seen suggests this was the Assad regime ... using illegal weapons on their own people," Mr Johnson said as he arrived for a Syrian aid conference in Brussels.
Earlier, the Russian defence ministry had said the horrifying injuries sustained by dozens of people, including women and children, appeared consistent with weapons previously used by rebels.
The attack struck the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in northern Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 58 people died, including 11 children.
The Union of Medical Care Organisations, a coalition of international aid agencies that funds hospitals in Syria, said at least 100 had been killed.
The UK, France and the US have proposed a UN Security Council resolution to "condemn in the strongest terms the use of chemical weapons".
The draft calls on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to quickly reveal its findings on the attack in Idlib province.
It also urges UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report monthly on whether the Syrian government is co-operating with an international inquiry into the use of chemical weapons.
The resolution is likely to be put to a vote when the UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
However, it is unclear what the UN will be able to do given Russia and China have consistently opposed taking action against the Syrian regime.
