France promises proof Al Assad regime behind chemical attack
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon calls on the United Nations to punish those behind the attack
Paris: France says it will provide proof within days that Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s regime carried out the April 4 chemical attack in Syria that killed at least 90 people.
Speaking on Wednesday evening on French TV, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said: “We will provide proof that the regime did indeed organise these strikes with chemical weapons.”
He said he couldn’t provide evidence now because analysis is still underway but added: “In a few days I’ll be able to provide proof.”
Al Assad has denied that he was behind the attack. Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons arsenal in 2013.
Speaking on Thursday, French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon called on the United Nations to punish those behind the attack and said “whoever uses chemical weapons should be condemned.”
