Assad denies involvement in CW attack

The American CBS television network says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has rejected accusations that he was behind a deadly chemical attack in August.

In an interview with the network’s Charlie Rose, Assad denied being involved in the controversial attack last month.
During the interview to be aired on CBS on Monday, the Syrian president also called on US lawmakers to reject a military strike on his country, warning Washington of a possible retaliation.
Rose said on Sunday, “Assad denied that he had anything to do with the attack. He denied that he knew there was a chemical attack, notwithstanding what has been said and notwithstanding the videotape.” He added, “The most important thing, as he says, is that ‘there’s no evidence that I used chemical weapons against my own people.