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Annan arrives in Syria “shocked” by Houla killings

Damascus : Syria | May 28, 2012 at 4:39 AM PDT
Source: NOW Lebanon
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UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan said he was "shocked" at the weekend's "tragic events" in the central Syrian town of Houla as he arrived in Damascus on Monday for talks with top officials. Speaking to reporters at a Damascus hotel, Annan described the Houla massacre on Friday and Saturday as "an... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon
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