Syrian troops 'storm into Homs'

More violence has erupted in Syria after government troops stormed the city of Homs, killing at least one person and wounding 20.

Syrian troops 'storm into Homs'

More violence has erupted in Syria after government troops stormed the city of Homs, killing at least one person and wounding 20.

Rami Abdul-Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said forces backed by armoured personnel carriers pushed into several districts.

An activist in the city said that clashes occurred after security forces on Sunday killed the son of an anti-regime tribal leader.

In Damascus the government of President Bashar Assad moved into a second day of talks on possible political reforms, but key opposition groups have boycotted them.

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