DAMASCUS (AFP) – One hundred and twenty policemen were killed by “armed gangs” in northwest Syria, state television said on Monday, as the authorities warned of a firm response. Activists who spoke to AFP in Cyprus disputed the official account, speaking instead of a mutiny in the town of Jisrash Shugur, where security forces had been carrying out operations for three days. “The armed groups are committing a real massacre. They have mutilated bodies and thrown others into the Assi river,” the state broadcaster said. “They have burned government buildings.” It said a total of 120 police were killed, including 80 at the town's security headquarters,…
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