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BRUSSELS: Western powers warned Damascus yesterday there would be an immediate reaction to any use of chemical weapons.

“The possible use of chemical weapons would be completely unacceptable to the whole international community and I would expect an immediate reaction from the international community,” NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

US President Barack Obama said: “I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching, the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable,” Obama said.

“If you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be con community sequences and you will be held accountable.”

France, with traditional interests in the region, made a similar point. “The leaders in Damascus must know the international is watching them and will react” if chemical weapons are used, French Foreign Ministry said.

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