Saturday, June 04, 2011

Massacre after massacre in Syria: 70 protesters killed in Hama. Where's the outrage? Where's the U.N.?


Syrian forces killed at least 70 protesters in one of the bloodiest days since the start of an 11-week revolt against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, according to activist reports.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Friday in defiance of security forces determined to crush the uprising.

Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said at least 60 people were killed in Hama, where Assad's father, Hafez, crushed an armed revolt 29 years ago by killing up to 30,000 people and razing parts of the city.

A political activist in Hama said tens of thousands of people were attending the funerals of dead protesters on Saturday, and that more protests were planned later in the day. More...

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