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October 18, 2011

Syria: At Least 25 Killed, Medical Workers Report Harassment 
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At least 25 people were killed as forces loyal to Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad pushed into the flashpoint city of Homs Monday. The
state forces carried out the assault with tank support, leading to one
of the deadliest single days in the seven-month-old popular uprising.
Meanwhile, medical workers in Homs claim Assad’s forces have been
scouring hospitals in search of demonstrators and commandeering
ambulances to abduct them. Doctors, ambulance drivers, medical students
and Red Crescent volunteers all say they have faced intimidation from
Assad’s forces who attempt to prevent them from treating wounded
dissidents.



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