Thursday, June 14, 2012

UN Monitors Try To Enter Haffa In Syria To Investigate Massacre Fears, But Are Turned Back By Pro-Assad Crowds


UN Monitors Enter Haffa In Syria, Amid Massacre Fears -- BBC

UN monitors have entered Haffa, in western Syria, days after violent clashes forced them away from the town.

Observers tried to reach Haffa on Tuesday, amid fears a massacre was taking place, but fled after crowds surrounded and fired on their vehicles.

A Reuters photographer travelling with the UN convoy described the town as nearly deserted, with burnt-down buildings and abandoned shops.

Earlier a car bomb was detonated near the capital, Damascus.

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More News On The Impact Of War On The Syrian City Of Haffa

UN Observers Enter Battered Syrian Town -- Voice of America
Syrian town deserted, burnt after clashes -- Reuters
UN observers enter mountain town overrun by Syria troops -- FOX News/AP
U.N. monitors: Stench of death in the air in Syrian town -- CNN
Syria claims it has retaken rebellious village -- AP
Syria: Rebel Enclave 'Cleansed,' Retaken -- Voice of America

My Comment: This is now getting messy.

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