Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed
Related VideoSyrian referendum count begins
9:18am ESTAssad votes amid onslaught
1 of 3. Syrians soldiers vote during a referendum on a new constitution at an undisclosed location in this handout photograph taken on February 26, 2012 and released by Syria's national news agency SANA.
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian artillery pounded rebel-held areas of Homs Monday as President Bashar al-Assad's government announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in a referendum derided as a sham by his critics at home and abroad.
Credit: Reuters/SANA
Syrian referendum count begins (01:33)
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN
Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:20am EST
link-
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/27/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120227