Syria Troops Raid Central Cities, Kill Eight People

Damascus, Sep 5: Syrian troops today launched an assault on the central cities of Hama and Homs, shooting dead six people, activists said as at least two were reported killed near the Turkish border.

The latest bloodshed came as the head of the International Red Cross prepared to wrap up a visit to Syria during which he sought access to prisons as rights group say 10,000 people have been arrested since anti-regime protests erupted in mid-March.

“More than 30 military vehicles and security forces raided Hama this morning and heavy gunfire was heard in the city,” Omar Idlibi, spokesman of the Local Coordination Committees (LCC), told AFP in Nicosia by telephone.

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