British Prime Minister David Cameron backs Syrian athletes to attend to London 2012 Olympics . `` I do n't think we should punish the athletes for the sins of the region , '' Cameron said . London ( CNN ) -- The prime minister also criticized U.S. President Barack Obama over his decision not to send a team to Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack on civilians. More than 9,000 people have died in the conflict which started in March 2011 .
British Prime Minister David Cameron backs Syrian athletes to attend to London 2012 Olympics . `` I do n't think we should punish the athletes for the sins of the region , '' Cameron said . The prime minister also criticized U.S. President Barack Obama over his decision not to send a team to Syria in response to last week's chemical weapons attack on civilians. More than 9,000 people have died in the conflict which started in March 2011 .