Syria strikes 'for honour of international community': Macron

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Last Updated : Apr 17 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

France, Britain and the United States carried out air strikes targeting chemical weapons sites in Syria to defend the "honour of the international community", French President Emmanuel Macron said today.

"Three countries have intervened, and let me be quite frank, quite honest -- this is for the honour of the international community," Macron said in an impassioned defence to the European Parliament.

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First Published: Apr 17 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

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