later in the hour on bbc news, we ll look ahead tonight s premier league fixtures including manchester united s match against everton, asjose mourinho‘s team try to stay in touch with the top four. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 58 people have died, with many more injured, in a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth, and many of the dead are children. the un claims the attack came from the air, and the foreign secretary borisjohnson says if chemical weapons were used, then president assad is guilty of a war crime. syria and russia deny any involvement. the attack happened in the north west of the country, in the rebel held province of idlib. un war crimes investigators say they ve opened an inquiry. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. there are distressing images from the start. he is alive but he is struggling to breathe. around him, other childre
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wounded, but is bashar al assad free to act with impunity? cash dead. dead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. many children are among the victims of a suspected chemical attack on a town in syria. at least 58 people have been killed and hundreds injured. the white house said it was certain that the assad regime was responsible. both syria and its russian allies have denied any involvement. the attack was focused on the rebel held town of khan sheikhoun in idlib province. the un security council will meet tomorrow in emergency session. this report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen includes distressing images from the beginning. this boy was one of hundreds of victims of the attack, he s showing classic symptoms of poisoning, perhaps by a military strength nerve agent. the victim s lungs were badly affected. rescue workers did what they could to decontaminate the victims, that includes removing clothes, where the poison can linger, and by spraying fresh water. the at
it s newsday. good morning. it s 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in syria, where at least 58 people have died with many more injured ina people have died with many more injured in a suspected chemical weapons attack in the rebel held province of idlib. eyewitnesses say victims were left choking, fainting and frothing at the mouth. many of the dead are children. the un security council will meet in an emergency session later on when state. this report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen includes distressing images from the beginning later on wednesday. this boy was one of hundreds of victims of the attack, he s showing classic symptoms of poisoning, perhaps by a military strength nerve agent. the victim s lungs were badly affected. rescue workers did what they could to decontaminate the victims, that includes removing clothes, where the poison can linger, and by spraying fresh water. the attack happened in khan sheikhoun, a town that has been heavily bom