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Massacre of over 100 reported in Syria's HomsMore than 100 people were shot, stabbed or possibly burned to death by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs, a monitoring group said on Thursday, and fierce fighting raged across the country. The British-based Syrian Obser More… |
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Syria opposition says 100 massacred in HomsMore than 100 people were shot, stabbed or possibly burned to death by government forces in the Syrian city of Homs, a monitoring group said on Thursday, and fierce fighting raged across the country. The British-based Syrian Obser More… |
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Schools closed in US town on ‘suspicious person’All schools in Ridgefield, Connecticut, are in lockdown because of a suspicious person, police said on Monday, according to the Hartford Courant. No further details were immediately available. Ridgefield is about 20 miles (30 km) More… |
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Connecticut's mindless massacreTwelve girls and eight boys. The 20 children who lost their lives in the mindless massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town were all aged between 6 and 7. They were shot repeatedl More… |
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Massacre in Damascus; over 200 bodies foundSyrian opposition activists accused President Bashar Al-Assad's forces on Sunday of committing a massacre of scores of people in a town close to the capital that the army had just retaken from rebels. More… |
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Wounded Syria nears threshold of civil warWhatever label the world gives it, Syria's worsening conflict justifies a UN warning of imminent civil war following massacres that have heightened the risk of widespread sectarian violence. Political analysts say several powerful fact More… |
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Smell of death 'lingers at Syrian massacre village'The smell of burnt flesh hung in the air and body parts lay scattered around the deserted Syrian hamlet of Mazraat al-Qubeir on Friday, UN monitors said after visiting the site where 78 people were reported massacred two days ago. The alle More… |
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Houla victims killed in summary executions: UNMost of the 108 people killed in the Syrian town of Houla were civilians and entire families were shot in their homes, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday. Witnesses and survivors have told UN investigators that most victims died in More… |
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Germany expels Syrian ambassadorGermany is expelling Syria's ambassador following a massacre in the town of Houla last week in which more than 100 people died, a government source said on Tuesday. "The move was agreed in coordination with t More… |
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UN council condemns Syria over massacreThe UN Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla. Meanwhile, the Syrian government and rebels blamed on each other for the massacre. Im More… |
