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Syria's Houla massacre: UN Security Council 'to meet'
Source: BBC
27 May 2012 Last updated at 17:07 GMT
Syria's Houla massacre: UN Security Council 'to meet'
The UN Security Council is to meet shortly to discuss the killing of at least 90 people, including 34 children, in Syria, diplomats say.
The massacre has been widely condemned by world leaders.
The UK wants Russia, Syria's only major foreign ally, to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to halt civilian deaths.
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Syria's Houla massacre: UN Security Council 'to meet'
The UN Security Council is to meet shortly to discuss the killing of at least 90 people, including 34 children, in Syria, diplomats say.
The massacre has been widely condemned by world leaders.
The UK wants Russia, Syria's only major foreign ally, to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to halt civilian deaths.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18229870
