when it comes to the lives of british citizens. we ll take any preemptive actions we think are necessary. obviously, this is a sticky issue. tourism is a huge source of revenue for the egyptian government. president sisi was here on what was supposed to be a three-day state visit where they would discuss trade and security, and that has been marred by this issue, which obviously is now topping the agenda. clarissa ward for us outside 10 downing street in london. where british leaders have been meeting with the egyptian leaders. so much to discuss there. and not broad agreement at this point. lights bring in paul and cnn s intelligence and security analyst, bob bair. it s great to see you both. paul, i know you ve been looking into this. the significance, essentially, if this is an isis affiliate putting a bomb on a plane, the significance of it can t be missed. the most significant terrorist attack since 9/11, second deadliest since 9/11.
comparisons between theresa may and tony blair and tried to pitch this to the british public within the same kind of framework. but theresa may will continue, we re sure, to put forward this as being very much in britain s national interest. and as she said, the only option available to her government. nima elbagir for us covering this outside 10 downing street. let s go live to beirut, lebanon. fred pleitgen is standing by. what s the reaction you re hearing from the region and in syria following these strikes? yeah, i m actually in touch with a lot of people in syria right now. both regular folks who witnessed these air strikes and with some folks who are at least close or in the apparatus of the syrian government. and i think for a lot of the folks in the syrian government, there was a lot of shock when initially these attacks happened or these strikes happened in the early morning hours of today. but i think once things sort of had cleared, people realize the
she confirmed that in her news conference. they include a research center near damascus, a chemical weapons storage facility west of homes and a nearby command post and storage facility for chemical weapons. we continue our coverage now with nema and fred pleitgen and ryan brown is at the pentagon and sam kylie is in moscow. we ll get to all of you. nema joins us from outside 10 downing street. we ve just heard from the prime minister expressing her reasons for participating in this strike. what can you tell us? the prime minister outlined not just why they were very vivid humanitarian reasons. she painted this excruciating picture of the aftermath of the attack in douma but also why it was so strongly in britain s national interest. out of the three allies and often especially in the local
22 people were killed. 12 children under the age of 16 years old were admitted to the hospital and we understand that many of the victims have life threatening injuries, in critical condition and will need lifelong care. awful and tragic stories. we are joined from outside 10 downing street. how did the government explain why they have raised the terror threat level to critical? this is a big deal for the british government. they have done this rarely and it is not for a long period of time. what was the reasoning? you are right in saying it is a big deal. we have only seen it done twice before which means an attack may be imminent.