Wednesday, December 21, 2011

100 Killed In 'Organized Massacre' On Syrian Village, Activists Say | Fox News

100 Killed In 'Organized Massacre' On Syrian Village, Activists Say | Fox News

clipped from article:

BEIRUT – As government troops advanced on a village in northwestern Syria, activists say the terrified residents fled into a valley for fear of being arrested or worse. What happened next, one of the activists said, was "an organized massacre."

The troops surrounded the valley and unleashed a barrage of rockets, tank shells, bombs and gunfire in an hours-long assault, according to two human rights groups and a witness, killing more than 100 people and leaving no survivors in one of the bloodiest days of a crackdown by President Bashar Assad against a nine-month popular uprising.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/21/100-killed-in-organized-massacre-on-syrian-village-activists-say/#ixzz1hDVW8m78

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