Qatar has strongly condemned the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime in the town of Douma in Eastern Ghouta, calling for an urgent international investigation and bringing war criminals in Syria to international justice.
The Foreign Ministry in a statement yesterday expressed Qatar's deep shock at the horror of "this horrific crime that shook the conscience of humanity", and said impunity has led to war criminals in Syria continue perpetration of violations and atrocities and undermining of efforts to achieve justice and redress the victims.
The statement stressed that any political solution will not lead to a successful and sustainable outcome in Syria unless those who are involved in the commission of these terrible crimes are punished. It described the silence of the international community as a stain on the forehead of humanity. 
Meanwhile, a report from New York said nine countries have demanded an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting today to discuss the chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma in Eastern Ghouta.
Kuwait, France, the United States, Britain, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Peru and Cote d'Iviore requested the urgent UNSC session, diplomats said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said earlier yesterday that France will "do its duty" over the alleged chlorine gas attack against civilians in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region.
France has repeatedly warned that evidence of further use of chemical weapons in Syria was a "red line" that would prompt French strikes.
"The use of chemical weapons is a war crime," Le Drian said in a statement.
There has been widespread condemnation of the attack, which left at least 85 people dead, including many women and children.
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Syrian regime over the "mindless chemical attack", saying there will be a "big price to pay".
Tom Bossert, White House homeland security adviser, told ABC television that he "wouldn't take anything off the table" when asked whether the US could again respond with a missile attack.
President Trump will meet senior military leadership on today to discuss the attack.
The European Union has called for an "immediate response by the international community". 

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