Death Toll Rises After Chemical Attack In Syria

05:17

April 05, 2017

Turkish experts evacuate a victim of a suspected chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli, Turkey, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

At least 72 people died in Tuesday's chemical attack on a Syrian city. On Wednesday, rescue workers found more terrified survivors who were hurt in the attack, which the Trump administration blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre (@gregmyre1) speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about the latest on what happened, and how the U.S. and the rest of the world might respond.

This segment aired on April 5, 2017.

Death Toll Rises After Chemical Attack In Syria

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