Activists: Civilians ‘massacred’ in central Syria


March 12, 2012 at 10:39a.m.

Activists: Civilians ‘massacred’ in central Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists said today that pro-government gunmen have killed at least 16 people — including children — in a rebel stronghold recaptured by the government in the embattled central city of Homs. The state media in Damascus, which often ignores claims by activists, confirmed killings in Homs but blamed “armed terrorists” as it frequently calls those behind the uprising.