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Syrian opposition says '100 killed' in Hama village
9:53 13.07.2012
text: Kazinform views: [884] Related articlesTwin bombings kill 32 people in Syria amid spiraling violence Japanese correspondent killed in Syria's Aleppo United States wants tough sanctions against Syria Syrian opposition activists say at least 100 people have been killed in an assault by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on a village in the central Hama province, Western media reported.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of activists in Syria, said up to 100 people, mostly civilians, had been killed in the village of Tremseh on Thursday. The group however confirmed the names of only 30 people so far, according to a CNN report.
Pro-government Shabiha militiamen attacked the village after it came under heavy shelling by government forces on Thursday, the group said.
The Local Coordination Committees opposition group said 220 people had been killed. The group put Thursday's death toll nationwide at 287.
Syrian state television said the serviceman had been killed in clashes with armed terrorist groups in Tremseh.
The reports cannot be independently verified. |
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