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Civil Liberties

43 Dead in Damascus Raid, Torture Alleged

The death throes of a dictatorship?

Reason Staff | 8.2.2012 10:33 AM

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A raid by Syrian security forces near the capital Damascus killed 43 people, some of whom were tortured and executed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday.

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