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International condemnation of Ghouta attacks as 250 reported dead
Source: RTE
Pro-government forces have pounded the rebel-held Syrian district of eastern Ghouta district for a second day, with the death toll from the attacks reportedly reaching 250.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed it was the highest 48-hour death toll in the Syria conflict since a 2013 chemical attack in the area.
Eastern Ghouta is the last major rebel bastion located near the capital Damascus.
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France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, described the bombardment as a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2018/0220/942070-syria/
The USA has said it's "deeply concerned", but Trump isn't about to impose those sanctions on Assad's backer Putin, is he?