But the mood began to change at around 3.30pm as further details of the Homs
atrocity began to emerge. In the past few hours five Syrian embassy
across Europe have been attacked in similar protests.
At least 5,500 people have died in the country since pro-democracy campaigners
took to the streets last year protesting against President Bashar Assad’s
regime.
William
Hague accused the Syrian regime of “cold-blooded cynicism”
and said it was time for countries to stop giving “shelter” to the regime
after the assault on Homs – which has been at the centre of 11 months of
protests.
He said: “The Syrian regime’s actions display President Assad’s cold-blooded
cynicism in the face of mounting international pressure for the UN Security
Council to do its utmost to end the bloodshed.
“The escalating violence underlines the critical importance of the UN Security
Council adding its weight to the Arab League’s efforts to end the crisis in
Syria,” he said.
“The time is long past for the international community, particularly those
that have so far sheltered the Assad regime, to intensify the pressure to
end over 10 months of violence.”
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