Syria death toll rises, Italy recalls envoy
1 of 7. A man tries to escape gunfire in Kazou neighbourhood in Hama in this still image taken from video, July 31, 2011.
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AMMAN (Reuters) - The death toll in Syria's violent crackdown on opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Hama and elsewhere climbed on Tuesday, spurring Western efforts to pile diplomatic pressure on Damascus.
Khaled Oweis
AMMAN
Tue Aug 2, 2011 9:37am EDT
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