UPDATE: 27/08/2013 - DIPLOMACY - FRANCE - FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE - FRENCH MILITARY - SYRIA
France ready to 'punish' those behind Syria gas attack
President François Hollande told a gathering of French ambassadors Tuesday that France is ready to "punish" those responsible for a suspected poison gas attack near Damascus last week, calling it a "heinous decision to gas innocents".
FRANCE 24 (text)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20130827-france-punish-syrian-chemical-attack-hollande