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Assad releases 500 detainees after Annan visit

The Syrian government has released 500 prisoners who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the 14-month-old revolt, Syria's state media said on Thursday, two days after peace envoy Kofi Annan urged President Bashar al-Assad to free detainees.

 

"500 people involved in the events taking place in Syria, without blood on their hands, have been released," a newsflash on state TV read. (Reuters)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.31.12, 13:01