Law makers 'killed by gunmen' in Syria

Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in north-west Syria today, while activists reported that security forces shelled rebel-held areas in the besieged city of Homs.

SANA news agency said gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Idlib provincial state prosecutor Nidal Ghazal and judge Mohammed Ziadeh. The agency said the two were killed instantly along with their driver.