France will strike if proven chemical bombs used in Syria, says President Emmanuel Macron

In a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last Friday, Emmanuel Macron expressed his concern at signs that chlorine bombs had been used against civilians recently.

By: Reuters | Paris | Published: February 14, 2018 1:48 am

France will strike if proven chemical bombs used in Syria,

REFILE – UPDATING BYLINE AND IPTC French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to set out plans for reforming the European Union at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool

President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that “France will strike” if chemical weapons are used against civilians in the Syrian conflict but that he had not yet seen any evidence that this was the case. “On chemical weapons, I set a red line and I reaffirm that red line,” Macron told reporters.

“Today, our agencies, our armed forces have not established that chemical weapons, as set out in treaties, have been used against the civilian population.” In a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last Friday, Macron expressed his concern at signs that chlorine bombs had been used against civilians recently.

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