Syria strike: UK, US and France punish chemical attack

Theresa May says the West ‘cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to become normalised’

An RAF jet returns to Akrotiri, near Cyprus, following overnight raids on Syria
An RAF jet returns to its base at Akrotiri, near Cyprus, following overnight raids on Syria
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Britain, France and the US attacked Syrian targets early this morning, seeking to punish the regime of Bashar al-Assad for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians last weekend.

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