| Deadly New Attacks By Syrian Forces On Homs At least 50 people have been killed in a fresh wave of attacks by government forces on the city of Homs, according to activists. President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad is using more violence every single day. Sky's chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, near Homs, said 12 separate areas of the city are being attacked. Many people are dead and injured inside buildings coming under fire from heavy weaponry, said Ramsay. Syrian forces shelling the city have hit a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas, killing and injuring many people including hospital staff, according to activists. Arabic satellite TV channels have broadcast images from Homs, showing plumes of smoke billowing into the sky as calls to prayer went out from mosques across the battered central city. Activist Abu Abdo al Homsy, in the Baba Amr district of Homs, told Sky News how bombs fell "like rain" from the early hours of the morning. "Since 3am, Assad's forces have been bombing the city of Homs in a very bad manner," he said. "The bombing and shelling was non-stop, as tens of bombs fell continuously there were at least 100 bombs in the first half an hour." He added: "Even if you stay at home and you don't protest, you will get killed." source: SkyNews, news.sky.com |
