(BBC) Syria massacre in Houla condemned as outrage grows

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Western nations are pressing for a response to the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla, with the US calling for an end to what it called President Bashar al-Assad's "rule by murder".

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council this week.

The UN has confirmed the deaths of at least 90 people in Houla, including 32 children under the age of 10.

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Posted May 27, 2012 at 5:09 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Cennydd13 wrote:

How many more people will have to die before Assad is brought up on murder charges before an international court?  Another 90, perhaps, or isn’t that figure high enough?

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