Syria conflict: Israel blamed for attack on airfield
Russia and the Syrian government have blamed Israel for an overnight attack on a Syrian military airport in which at least 14 people were killed.
Monday's attack hit the Tiyas airbase, known as T4, near the city of Homs.
Israel, which has previously hit Syrian targets, has not commented. Syria initially said it suspected the US was responsible for the air strike.
The incident comes amid international alarm over an alleged chemical attack on a Syrian rebel-held town.
The US and France had threatened to respond to the alleged chemical attack in Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region, near the capital Damascus.
US President Donald Trump said there would be a "big price to pay" and branded Syria's President Bashar al-Assad an "animal".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43694588
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