(Albawaba-Jordan) Reports on Wednesday said government troops entered Hama and opened fire with machine guns. They looted and burned shops which were closed as part of a general strike. Syrian troops backed by tanks killed at least ten people in Hama. In response, defectors from the Syrian army attacked a convoy of military jeeps, killing eight soldiers. At least 30 people were killed in other parts of Syria.
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