Syria: UN observers probe Tremseh killings

 

An image said to show relatives grieving for the dead in Tremseh

UN observers have reached the village of Tremseh to investigate reports of mass killings on Thursday.

A convoy of civilian and military experts entered the village, 25km north-west of the city of Hama, and are due to report back later.
The killing of up to 200 villagers triggered international condemnation.
The Syrian government insists this was a military operation against rebel fighters and there are no detailed reports yet of civilian casualties.
"We have sent a large integrated patrol today to seek verification of the facts," UN spokeswoman Sausan Ghosheh told Reuters news agency.
Ms Ghosheh later said the team had arrived in the village.
The observers from the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNMIS) have had their normal duties suspended because of the violence but are able to undertake short-term missions to investigate specific incidents.