Merkel says situation in Aleppo is a 'disgrace' for West

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ESSEN: German Chancellor Angela  Merkel said Tuesday that it was a "disgrace" that the international community had been unable to alleviate the suffering in Syria's besieged city of Aleppo.

"Aleppo is a disgrace," she said in a speech to her conservative  Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

"It is a disgrace that we have been unable to establish a  humanitarian corridor, but we must continue to fight for one."

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016