Macron claims to have proof of Syrian ‘chemical attack’

Says he will respond “at a time of our choosing, when we judge it to be the most useful and the most effective.”

On allegations that Syria used chemical weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed he has proof of the same, saying at least chlorine was used, and that he will respond “at a time of our choosing, when we judge it to be the most useful and the most effective.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he would respond to “proof” that the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons, “at a time of our choosing.”

“We have proof that... chemical weapons were used, at least chlorine, and that they were used by the regime of Bashar al-Assad,” Mr. Macron said during an interview on France’s TF1 television.

Mr. Macron said that he would respond “at a time of our choosing, when we judge it to be the most useful and the most effective.”