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West expels Syrian diplomats

Western countries are expelling senior Syrian diplomats in response to the massacre of 108 people in Houla in Syria on Friday.

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Turkish PM: There is a limit to patience with Syria

The Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the killing of at least 108 civilians in the Syrian town of Houla on Friday and said there was a limit to the world's patience over ending the bloodshed:

To carry out this kind of murder, to shamefully murder 50 innocent children, 110 innocent civilians, while the United Nations observer mission is carrying out its mission in Syria ... is torture, it is wretched. There is also a limit to patience, and I believe that, God willing, there is also a limit to the patience in the UN Security Council.

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