81811215 Number of people killed in northwest Syria, the police had increased to 120
Number of police officers killed in the attack of unidentified armed men in the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shuhur, located on the north-west of the country has risen to 120 people. Informs Reuters referring to Syria's state-run television. According to the text of the official reports, police officers were ambushed when heading into town to clean it from the "armed gangs", who organized anti-government uprising. Earlier television reported the death of 40 policemen in the Jisr al-Shuhure. Gangs of armed men, as reported by television, on Monday set fire to government buildings and fired on civilians and law enforcement officials. The attackers used light weapons, grenades and stolen explosives. As noted by BBC News, if the data on the number of dead police officers are correct, this will be the first occasion since the beginning of mass protests in the country when the Syrian authorities recognize such serious losses among its supporters. Channel Al-Jazeera, meanwhile notes that verify the information provided by pro-state media, it is not possible. Thus, data on the number of dead and about who was killed vary. Human rights organizations reported that in the Jisr al-Shuhure since Saturday killed 35 people, but noted that among them were not only police but also civilians. The uprising began in Syria in March 2011 with the requirements of improving people's living conditions and democratic political system. The protests continued, despite the fact that there was a series of reforms. In particular, it was lifted emergency rule, imposed in 1963. According to some, since the beginning of the unrest in Syria, killing more than a thousand people.
