Mother of British doctor accuses Syria of 'killing' her son

The mother of a British surgeon has accused Syria's intelligence agency of "murdering" her son following his death in a Damascus prison. Dr Abbas Khan's body was handed over to UK authorities in Lebanon ahead of its repatriation on Sunday.

The circumstances in which Khan, a 32-year-old orthopaedic surgeon from London, died while in detention in Syria remains in dispute.

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Speaking after his body was handed over to British officials in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Fatima Khan shouted: ""The national security intelligence of Syria, they killed him. They're murderers".

ITV News' Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks reports:

In a statement, the International Committee of the Red Cross, who were responsible for handing over his body, said:

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Khan was detained in Aleppo 13 months ago, shortly after he entered Syria from Turkey.