Activists: Syrian troops kill 6 despite monitors

Thursday, December 29, 2011

BEIRUT -- Arab League monitors gathered accounts about the Syrian government's crackdown on dissent in the central city of Homs on Wednesday as fresh violence flared just dozens of miles away. Activists said troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, killing at least six.

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