A convoy of British doctors left the UK for Syria this weekend as aid groups vowed not to be deterred by the death last week of Dr Abbas Khan in a Syrian prison cell.
On Saturday Khan's body was being transported by the Red Cross into Lebanon, where it will be handed over to the British embassy. Meanwhile, a fleet of more than 40 ambulances carrying medical volunteers and supplies left on an eight-day journey to the war-torn country. Several had "RIP Dr Abbas Khan" emblazoned on the side. The vehicles will be driven into Syria and left there for local medics to use as makeshift health clinics and ambulances.