U.N. vehicles with monitors fired at near Syria massacre site

U.N. vehicles with monitors fired at near Syria massacre site

HAMA, Syria - Photo shows one of the two U.N. vehicles carrying monitors who were shot at in Hama, central Syria, on June 7, 2012, while they were attempting to reach a village where a massacre of civilians recently took place. A hole apparently made by a gunshot is seen on the right rear door.

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