Syria activists report 'execution style' killings near Damascus
The bodies of at least 79 people were found in a town close to Damascus on Saturday, according to activists who said many were young men who appeared to have been killed by Syrian troops "execution style".
The deaths would bring the toll from an offensive by President Bashar Assad forces on Daraya, south-west of Damascus, to 149, according to a tally by opposition activists in the capital. Due to restrictions on non-state media, it was impossible to independently verify the accounts. (Reuters)
