Middle East - Voice of America: Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre May 27th 2012, 11:13 The Syrian government has denied its troops massacred at least 92 people, about one-third of them children, Friday in the town of Houla. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi called accusations against the Syrian government a "tsunami of lies." Instead, he blamed heavily armed "terrorists" who he claimed attacked soldiers. U.N. observers said artillery and tanks were used to pound Houla, located northwest of the central city of Homs. Makdissi said Syrian ... Media files: 0133D7A8-991D-4028-8D1D-F64E5379906E_cx0_cy35_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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