European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad’s fall

Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and several Nordic countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged nation, Vienna signalled it would soon deport refugees back to Syria. FRANCE 24’s Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin.