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FILE -- This Tuesday April 4, 2017, file photo, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows a man carrying a child following a suspected chemical attack, at a makeshift hospital in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. Walid Moallem, Syria’s Foreign Minister, told reporters Thursday, April 6, 2017, that it didn’t use chemical weapons in Tuesday’s attack, and he blamed the rebels for stockpiling the deadly substance. (Edlib Media Center, via AP, File)

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Pressure builds on Syria's Assad; US launches missiles
April 6, 2017 10:22 p.m.

Pressure builds on Syria's Assad; US launches missiles

BEIRUT (AP) — President Bashar Assad’s government came under mounting international pressure after a chemical attack in northern Syria, with even key ally Russia saying its support is not unconditional and the U.S. launching a barrage of cruise missiles at a government-controlled air base in Syria.