Syria: (Makeshift) Deraa morgues store 83 bodies (including women & children) - rights campaigner

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Source: Reuters

By Suleiman al-Khalidi | Reuters – Sat, Apr 30, 2011 2:04 AM PHT

AMMAN - Makeshift morgues in Deraa contain at least 83 corpses, including those of women and children, killed during a four-day army attack on the southern Syrian city, a human rights campaigner said on Friday.

"We counted 83 bodies so far, many stored in refrigerator trucks. Most of the bullets went through heads and chests, indicating that snipers most likely had done the shooting," Tamer al-Jahamani, a prominent lawyer in Deraa, told Reuters.

The death doll does not include 15 villagers shot dead at the entrance of Deraa on Friday when a large crowd tried to enter the besieged city to support its residents.

Jahamani said relatives were reporting scores missing since tank-backed army units stormed Deraa on Monday to crush an uprising for democracy that erupted in the city six weeks ago.

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1. K&R

Watching the TV images of those tanks and infantry rolling into the city was absolutely chilling.