40 killed in 'massacre' in central Syria: opposition

Beirut : Lebanon | Aug 06, 2012 at 2:17 AM PDT

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A man walks with his child at the Qusour area after Syrian President Bashar Assad forces shelled the neighbourhood in the central of Homs city August 5, 2012. Syria's exiled opposition accused the government Monday of killing 40 people in a massacre in a central town in a bid to terrorize people into flight... FULL ARTICLE AT The Daily Star

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