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UN Security Council to meet on Saturday at Russia's request

14 April 2018 14:59 BST

The United Nations Security Council will meet at 11am (15:00 GMT) on Saturday at Russia's request after US, British and French forces conducted air strikes on Syria involving more than 100 missiles.

President #Putin: US and its allies committed an act of aggression against a sovereign state that is on the frontline in the fight against terrorism without a mandate from the UN Security Council and in violation of the UN Charter and norms and principles of international law pic.twitter.com/59GR3TDPuM
— Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) April 14, 2018