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Syria / Uprising / Massacre #1024379

CBS Evening News for Friday, Jun 08, 2012
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(Studio: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.

(Damascus: Elizabeth Palmer) The massacre of women and children in Qubair, Syria featured; scenes shown of U.N. observers in the village, bombed-out buildings, a room where corpses were burned; cell phone video of bodies shown; details given about the brutal attack by the shabiha militia. Why this village was targeted discussed.

(Studio: Scott Pelley) The religious hatred in Syria noted; scenes shown from Daraa of an 11-year-old boy who was hit by a sniper being pulled from the street, the crowds viewing the boy’s coffin and calling for the overthrow of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad.

Reporter(s):
Pelley, Scott;
Palmer, Elizabeth
Duration:
00:05:20

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