'Unacceptable carnage' Furious Pope Francis condemns Syria chemical attack
POPE Francis has condemned the "unacceptable carnage" in Syria after a chemical weapons attack that left more than 70 people dead.
America condemn 'heinous' gas attack in Syria
Speaking during his midweek public audience in St Peter's square, the Pope called on international leaders to bring an end to the tragedy and war in Syria.
He said: “I firmly deplore the unacceptable carnage that took place yesterday in Idlib province, where scores of helpless people, including many children, were killed."
At least 20 people were among those killed following the attack on Tuesday in Khan Sheikhoun in the northern province of Idlib with more than 300 people injured.
Pope Francis has condemned the gas attack in Syria that left more than 70 people dead
Children get treatment at a hospital after a suspected gas attack
A US government source believes the chemical agent sarin was used in the attack.
I firmly deplore the unacceptable carnage that took place yesterday in Idlib province, where scores of helpless people, including many children, were killed
Photographs show people breathing through oxygen masks and wearing protection suits, while others carry the bodies of dead children.
Corpses wrapped in blankets have been seen lined up on the ground.
Activists in northern Syria circulated pictures on social media showing a man with foam around his mouth, and rescue workers hosing down almost-naked children squirming on the floor as hospitals overflowed with victims.
The Syrian military denied responsibility saying it would never use chemical weapons
An unconscious Syrian child is carried at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun
Mounzer Khalil, head of Idlib's health authority, said: “This morning, at 6:30 am, warplanes targeted Khan Sheikhoun with gases, believed to be sarin and chlorine.”
The Syrian military denied responsibility saying it would never use chemical weapons.
Western states said the Syrian government was responsible for that attack. Damascus blamed rebels.