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Syrian shelling and torture claims mar Eid

Festivities neglected as violence continues, with cities under fire and 10 bodies reportedly found bearing signs of tortureThe second day of Eid al-Fitr was marked in Syria by renewed shelling of key cities and the discovery of 10 bodies allegedly dumped in the street in a suburb of the capital after being tortured by pro-regime militia.Activists said the usual Eid festivities had been largely neglected. "There is no one inside Damascus, inside Syria, that doesn't have a friend or relative who has been lost or detained or killed, so it's...

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Published By: The Guardian - Monday, 20 August, 2012