Damascus, May 27 (ANI): A regime-backed massacre in Syria has left almost 32 children among more than 90 dead.
UN observers in the central town of Houla have confirmed the death toll of the 15-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, The Guardian reports.
Save the Children's chief executive Justin Forsyth called for intervention.
He said: "This indiscriminate killing must stop now. The world cannot sit back and allow this to happen. Children are suffering terribly in this conflict."
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain would co-ordinate a "strong response" to the massacre.
"Our urgent priority is to establish a full account of this appalling crime and to move swiftly to ensure that those responsible are identified and held to account," he said.
The international community was united in condemning the massacres.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the killings were a "flagrant violation of international law", while the White House has called the violence acts of "unspeakable and inhuman brutality."
The regime has said that attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda, while the Free Syria Army has said that the regime itself has been carrying out attacks to reinforce its narrative.
Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan is due back in Damascus to discuss the ongoing crisis with key officials. (ANI)
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