Hundreds of tortured detainees released, says Syria rights group

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Source: M&C

Damascus - Syrian security released hundreds of detainees on Thursday, whom the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said had been tortured.

The rights group said the detainees had been accused of taking part in anti-government protests last week in the city of Banias, a coastal town in northwestern Syria, and the nearby town of Baida.

Testimonies by the recently released group of detainees prove that that they were subject to severe acts of torture, said the rights group.

The effects of abuse on their bodies was documented in videos and photos, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it would not release the images. No further details were given.

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