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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Syrians hiding in Turkey - CNN.com

Syrians hiding in Turkey
By Ivan Watson, CNN
October 13, 2011 -- Updated 0145 GMT (0945 HKT)

Antakya, Turkey (CNN) -- It didn't take long for Ali Jadour to explain why he fled his homeland.

The 22-year-old man pointed to his empty shirt sleeve, where his right arm was amputated above the elbow. Then he lifted his shirt to show the dark scars left by bullets that had penetrated his stomach and back when Syrian security forces opened fire last May at an anti-government protest in Idlib province.

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