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UN: Death toll in Syria rises to more than 2,900

Arab World Materials 6 October 2011 18:35 (UTC +04:00)
The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since the pro-democracy protests started in mid-March, the United Nations said Thursday.
UN: Death toll in Syria rises to more than 2,900

The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since the pro-democracy protests started in mid-March, the United Nations said Thursday, dpa reported.

"The total number of people killed in Syria since protests began now stands at more than 2,900," Ravina Shamdasani, the spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told dpa by phone from Geneva.

The organization's previous estimated toll was 2,700.

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