MISSILE STRIKES ACT OF AGGRESSION: ASSAD

> While defending the attack British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was the right thing to do to deter further use of chemical weapons. > His remarks appeared in line with those of US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley. > She said at the UN Security Council meeting that the US is locked and loaded if there is another poisonous attack by Syria. > british opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the legal basis used to support the UK role was debatable. > In damascus, President Assad told a group of visiting Russian lawmakers that Western strikes were an act of aggression. > According to the MPs, Assad appeared in a ‘good mood”.