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Syria: 70 Killed in Suspected Chemical Attack

08/04/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Syria: 70 Killed in Suspected Chemical Attack

Scores killed in Eastern Ghouta; Hungarian elections; Good Friday Agreement 20 years on

Rescue workers and medics in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta say at least 70 people have died in a chemical attack. The Syrian government denies carrying out such an attack. 

Also in the programme: Hungarians head to the polls to decide whether Prime Minister Vikot Orban should be elected to serve a third term in office; Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement, 20 years on. 

Picture: A boy is given an inhaler after a suspected chemical attack. Credit: Reuters

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