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Turkey Says Autopsies Of Syrian Victims Show Evidence Of Sarin Exposure

Dozens of victims of Tuesday's attack were treated at a decontamination center across the border, and autopsies of the dead showed chemical weapons were used, the Turkish government says.

Autopsies of victims of a deadly attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, show they were killed by chemical weapons, Turkey's Health Ministry says.

The Turkish government says dozens of victims were treated across the border in Turkey, and several died. Their autopsies revealed evidence of exposure to sarin, the government said Thursday.

Also on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said "it would seem" there is no role for Syrian President Bashar Assad to continue governing his country and that efforts are "underway" to build a coalition to remove him.

He would not

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