The gloucestershire old spots, one of britains most famous pig breeds, from extinction. And coming up in the sport on bbc news chris latham wins a bronze for britain in the mens scratch race at the world track cycling championships, bringing gbs medal tally to two in two days. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The syrian president , bashar al assad, says claims that his armed forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town last week are a 100 fabrication. Instead, he claimed america had worked Hand In Glove with Terrorist Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american air strikes. And he questioned whether tv images of dead children were real. A warning that our report from James Robbins contains distressing images. Nine days ago, these pictures shocked the world. Children and babies struggling for breath after a suspected chemical weapons attack on the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun. Other pictures, to horror flick to broadcast, Should Fire Crews H
Hes met the president of china, as well as the general secretary of nato. Hes also launched an airstrike against the Syrian Government. But what does this tell us about how his policies have changed since his inauguration . And more violence has broken out between European Football fans tonight, the start of the match between besiktas and lyon had to be delayed. Well have the latest in os sport. We can speak withjeremy bowen, the bbcs bbc middle east editor now. Im soyuz all the interview with President Assad, what did you make of it . I watched the whole Interview Andi of it . I watched the whole interview and i read the transcript as well. Ina way, and i read the transcript as well. In a way, he is very consistent in the line he has always taken, which is that he is fighting a conspiracy, directed from abroad, that has sent terrorists, and he never makes a distinction between different groups, hejust distinction between different groups, he just calls them terrorists, who are out to
Hes met the president of china, as well as the general secretary of nato. Hes also launched an airstrike against the Syrian Government. But what does this tell us about how his policies have changed since his inauguration . And more violence has broken out between European Football fans tonight, the start of the match between besiktas and lyon had to be delayed. Well have the latest in os sport. We can speak withjeremy bowen, the bbcs bbc middle east editor now. Im soyuz all the interview with President Assad, what did you make of it . I watched the whole Interview Andi of it . I watched the whole interview and i read the transcript as well. Ina way, and i read the transcript as well. In a way, he is very consistent in the line he has always taken, which is that he is fighting a conspiracy, directed from abroad, that has sent terrorists, and he never makes a distinction between different groups, hejust distinction between different groups, he just calls them terrorists, who are out to
Is about to carry out its sixth nuclear test. And 750 million miles away nasa says one of saturns moons may now be the single best place to look for life beyond earth. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News an away goal at anderlecht, as Manchester United attempt to gain the upper hand in their Europa League Quarterfinal Tie in belgium. Good evening. Syrias President Assad says claims that his armed forces were behind a chemical weapons attack on a rebel town last week are a 100 fabrication. Instead, hes claimed america worked Hand In Glove with Terrorist Groups to stage the attack as a pretext for american Missile Strikes. And he questioned whether tv images of dead children were real. But tonight, chemical weapons investigators said allegations of a Chemical Attack last week were credible. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report it contains distressing images. The attack on Khan Sheikhoun produced terrible images of children poisoned by nerve gas and Rescue Workers strugg