China calls for peace as protests grow in Syria's capital

Globe and Mail Saturday 18th February, 2012

Anti-government protesters attend the funeral of Omer Al Khateib, whom protesters said was killed during clashes with government troops in earlier protests against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Yabroud, near Damascus, in this handout received February 17, 2012.

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