John Kerry: 1,429 People Killed in Syria Chemical Attack

The U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry said that the U.S. government estimates that 1,429 people, including 426 children, were killed in the suspected chemical attack on Damascus on Aug. 21.

"This is the indiscriminate, inconceivable horror of chemical weapons. This is what Assad did to his own people," Kerry said at a press conference on Friday early afternoon, embedded above.

Kerry's words, which came short of announcing any kind military intervention, were accompanied by a U.S. government intelligence assessment with findings on the suspected chemical weapons attack Read more...