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'Bloodiest day' of Syria conflict as 305 killed - Telegraph

'Bloodiest day' of Syria conflict as 305 killed

More than 305 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, making it the bloodiest day of the 18-month revolt, a human rights group said.

A Syrian man accompanies a wounded woman to a hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo: 'Bloodiest day' of Syria conflict as 305 killedv
Image 1 of 2 , A Syrian man accompanies a wounded woman to a hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo  
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The number killed in fighting between government and rebel forces, and by assaults on the civilian population, topped 300 and reached 343 according to one count.

World leaders are meeting at the United Nations in New York, but without any sign of consensus on how to bring the violence to an end.

David Cameron, the prime minister, accused Russia and China of having a "terrible stain" of the blood of children on their hands for blocking resolutions at the security council.

He had the support of Egypt's new president, Mohammed Morsi, who urged a stronger sanctions regime on Syria.

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