Putin: Do not arm ‘organ-eating’ Syrian rebels

Russian president Vladimir Putin questioned yesterday why the West would want to arm Syrian rebels who he said ate human organs.

Putin — speaking at a news conference after meeting British prime minister David Cameron in London ahead of today’s G8 summit — said the Syrian government and Syrian rebels were to blame for the bloodshed.

“You will not deny that one does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies, but open up their bodies, eat their intestines in front of the public and cameras. Are these the people you want to support?”