Syria Regime Commits Massacre In Idlib During UN Monitors' Visit - NGO

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

BEIRUT (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday when Syrian regime forces opened fire on a funeral procession in Idlib province during a visit by UN monitors, a watchdog said.

"The Syrian regime committed a massacre Tuesday during a visit by UN monitors to Khan Sheikhun," in the northwestern province," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The Britain-based group called for an international probe into the killings that took place during the funeral of a man killed the day before.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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