Damien Pearse, Conal Urquhart
London Guardian
May 26, 2012
At least 90 people, including many children, have been killed after Syrian forces shelled and attacked the town of Houla in Homs province, according to anti-government activists.
The death toll reported on Friday was one of the highest in one area of the country since an internationally brokered ceasefire came into effect last month.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the violence began when security forces opened fire on an opposition protest in Houla. Anti-government forces retaliated and the army began shelling the area, killing an estimated 90 people.
A spokesman for the United Nations’ envoy to Syria told the Associated Press in an email on Saturday that international monitors were travelling to Houla “as we speak” to investigate.
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“…according to anti-government activists.”
Well, that settles it. “Al Qaeda” says so. It must be true.