Friday, February 3, 2012

At least 105 #people have been killed by shelling in the city of #Homs in#Syria,

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At least 105 #people have been killed by shelling in the city of #Homs in#Syria, according to reports.


More than 100 people have been #killed in shelling by #Syrian armed forces of the city of #Homs, and hundreds more have been #wounded, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said on Friday, citing witnesses.
"At least 105 people were killed in a massacre in the #Khalidya district of Homs, including women and children," said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the British-based rights group.
He said the #shelling was continuing.
The #UN Security Council will meet on Saturday to vote on a European Arab draft resolution endorsing an #Arab #League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al #Assad to give up power, council members announced.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0203/syriashelling.html
At least 105 people have been killed by shelling in the city of Homs in Syria, according to reports.
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At least 105 people killed in #Syria's Homs


BEIRUT Feb 3 (Reuters) - More than 100 #people have been killed in shelling by Syrian armed forces of the city of #Homs, and hundreds more have been wounded, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights said on Friday, citing witnesses.

"At least 105 #people were killed in a massacre in the #Khalidya district of Homs, including women and children," said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the British-based rights group. He said the shelling was continuing.

It is not possible to verify activist or state media reports as Syria restricts access for independent media.
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E8D34QQ20120203
BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - More than 100 people have been killed in shelling by Syrian armed forces of the city of Homs, and hundreds more have been wounded, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights sai...
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'Scores dead' in army assault on #Syria's Homs

Activists say the Syrian military used mortars and nail bombs in attack on the #Khaldiyeh neighbourhood of Homs.


At least 100 #people have reportedly been killed in a major army offensive in the central Syrian city of Homs.

Activists talking to Al Jazeera in the early hours of Saturday said the army had used mortars and nail bombs in the assault on the Khaldiyeh...
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Activists say the military used mortars and nail bombs in attack on the Khaldiyeh neighbourhood.
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