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Mass Killing Makes For One Of Syria's Bloodiest Days

by Deborah Amos, NPR
July 13, 2012

There has been another mass killing in central Syria where estimates of the dead range from 40 people to more than 200. United Nations monitors confirm Syrian government forces bombarded a village near Hama. Syrian activists say after the shelling, militiamen from the Alawite sect moved in, killing dozens of Sunni villagers.

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  • All Things Considered, July 13, 2012
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