Activists: Syrian troops kill more protesters
Arab League monitors were gathering accounts about the Syrian government's crackdown on dissent in the central city of Homs as fresh violence flared just dozens of miles away. Activists said troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, killing at least six.
In the two days since the Arab monitors arrived, activists said troops have killed at least 39 people, including the six shot in the central city of Hama on Wednesday. The continued bloodshed, and comments by an Arab League official praising Syria's cooperation, have fueled concerns by the Syrian opposition that the Arab mission is a farce and a distraction from the ongoing killings. (AP)
