Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday there was "no doubt" that Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for a deadly poison gas attack that killed dozens of Syrian civilians, including children, and vowed a "serious response" by the U.S.“There is no doubt in our minds that Syria and the regime under Bashar Assad were responsible for this attack,” Tillerson said Thursday. “It’s a serious matter; it requires a serious response,” he added when asked if military retaliation was being planned. Trump is considering military strikes against Syria in response to poison gas attack >>The Trump administration is weighing options, including a military attack that could involve limited airstrikes. “It is important that [the Russians] consider carefully their continued support for the [Assad] regime,” Tillerson said. Tillerson called his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on Wednesday to hear Russia’s version of the Syria attack, a senior State Department official said.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 19:49 UTC