Germany says the Syrian regime must be held accountable for the deadly chemical attacks against its own population.
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert says images of the aftermath of Saturday's attack in Douma "should move all of us."
Seibert told reporters on Monday that "the regime's actions are despicable, they're inhumane and they break basic rules of international humanitarian law, and this must not go unpunished."
He noted that the attack happened a year after a chemical attack in the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun killed dozens of people and "in this use of poison gas the circumstances indicate the Assad regime was responsible too."
Seibert added that as one of Syria's main supporters, Russia should stop using its Security Council veto to block investigations of the use of chemical weapons attacks.
AP
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