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September 27, 2012

Activists Claim More Than 300 Killed in Syria; UN Warns of 700,000 Refugees 
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Opposition activists are claiming more than 300 people were killed in
Syria's violence on Wednesday, the highest single-day toll of the
eighteen month-old conflict to date. The killings include an alleged
massacre in the town of Dhiyabia, where some 40 people were reportedly
slain. Video released by opposition activists shows rows of bloodied
corpses covered in blankets. The United Nations' refugee agency
meanwhile is warning up to 700,000 people may wind up fleeing Syria by
the end of the year, far greater than the previous estimate. Some
294,000 refugees have already left Syria this year.

 

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