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China’s Envoy to Press Syria for Ceasefire

HeadlineMar 06, 2012

In news on Syria, opposition activists said at least 14 people have been killed by government forces, including five people in Hama and three in the rebel stronghold of Homs. Activists also said the Syrian military was targeting a bridge near the Lebanese border that has been used as a crossing by wounded civilians and refugees. Meanwhile, China’s special envoy to Syria is expected to press Syrian authorities today for a ceasefire to end the country’s crisis that has killed at least 7,500 people.

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