Numerous casualties in bombardment of Syria's Homs

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Source: Reuters

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Erika Solomon

Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:21am EST

AMMAN,BEIRUT Feb 21 - Syrian government forces killed at least 16 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said.

The bombardment rained down as International Committee of the Red Cross officials tried to negotiate a halt to the fighting to allow them to bring aid to civilians suffering in horrendous conditions after 18 days of attacks on Homs.

In Damascus, security forces opened fire on demonstrators overnight, wounding at least four, activists said, in the latest sign that the 11-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was taking a grip on the capital as well as the provinces.

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The London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 250 shells and rockets had hit Baba Amro since the morning and Syrian Airforce planes were flying reconnaissance missions.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/21/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120221