UN: Syrian Uprising Death Toll Passes 8,000 -- CBS News
(CBS/AP) UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says well over 8,000 people have died in Syria over the past year due to the government's violent repression of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.
The U.N. chief raised the death toll from 7,500 in a statement Thursday marking the first anniversary of the uprising.
Ban said the "brutal repression" by Syrian authorities is continuing unabated and called the status quo "indefensible."
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My Comment: Some are contending that the figure is actually higher.
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