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Twitter reaction: Charlie Rose has interviewed Bashar al-Assad

 

Sunday 08 September 2013 16:48 BST
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Syria must become a 'resistance nation like Hezbollah' says President Bashar al-Assad
Syria must become a 'resistance nation like Hezbollah' says President Bashar al-Assad

If only it was a different kind of coup... Veteran US talk show host Charlie Rose has secured journalistic top-billing by becoming the first American to interview Bashar al-Assad in almost two years, with the show to broadcast on PBS Monday night. Early reports suggest the Syrian President neither confirms nor denies possession of chemical weapons, and says evidence of the recent attack is inconclusive. Here's how Twitter responded to the news.

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