Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Bangkok Post : Syria hits back at global outcry over crackdown

Bangkok Post : Syria hits back at global outcry over crackdown

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Syria has launched a media offensive to counter the outcry over its deadly crackdown on dissent, escorting journalists to a hub of the protests and staging a loyalist rally.

Picture taken on a guided government tour shows Syrian soldiers guarding a mass grave in Jisr al-Shughur. Syria has launched a media offensive to counter the outcry over its deadly crackdown on dissent, escorting journalists to a hub of the protests and staging a loyalist rally.

Near the flashpoint northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, officials Wednesday showed a group of 20 journalists, including an AFP correspondent, a grave containing at least five corpses they said were security forces.

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