DUBLIN: French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he had no immediate information on whether French planes were responsible for an air strike that killed about 56 people around the northern Syrian city of Manbij.
Syria's foreign ministry had said Tuesday's attack, which hit the village of Toukhan north of Manbij, was carried out by French forces.
"On the actions of the coalition, I have no exact information on what French planes could have done," Hollande said, referring to a U.S.-led military coalition fighting the militants. "We are striking in the framework of the coalition and are very careful in our strikes," he told reporters alongside Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
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