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snooper2

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Wed Sep 4, 2013, 03:27 PM Sep 2013

Assad threatens France with retaliation if it attacks Syrian forces

President Bashar al-Assad has threatened retaliation against France, if it takes part in military strikes on his forces.

In an interview with Le Figaro, he said there would be “repercussions” for the French state and on French interests. Assad also warned any Western attack on Syria could push the entire region into chaos and war.

Meanwhile the French prime minister has handed an intelligence report to MPs, which he says proves Assad was behind an alleged chemical attack. The nine-page document was drawn up by France’s military and foreign intelligence services.

Jean-Marc Ayrault said Paris was determined to punish Assad, but not on its own: “There is no question of France acting alone. The President of the Republic is working on persuading and bringing together a coalition as quickly as possible,” Ayrault said.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/09/03/assad-threatens-france-with-retaliation-if-it-attacks-syrian-forces/

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