Fresh calls for independent probe in Syria


January 12, 2012 at 11:15a.m.

Fresh calls for independent probe in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — The death of a French TV cameraman during a government-sponsored trip to Syria has renewed calls for an independent assessment of the violent conflict in the country, as the government and the opposition traded blame today. The French government, human rights groups and the opposition demanded an independent investigation into the killing of Gilles Jacquier while filming a pro-government rally in the restive city of Homs Wednesday.