'Syrian Massacre' : 68 civilians killed in Homs region

28.02.2012

Armed men killed 68 people on Monday in a 'massacre' in the rebel central province of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head said.
"Sixty-eight civilians were killed today in the western countryside of Homs, in a rural area between the villages of Ram al-Enz and Ghajariyeh, and were taken to the state hospital in the city of Homs," said Rami Abdel Rahman.
"The bodies bore signs of gunfire and knife wounds," the head of the Britain-based monitoring group added.