Wednesday
Oct102012
Syria (and Beyond) Live: Regime Advances in Homs, But Insurgents Take Key Town
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 10:56 | James Miller in EA Live, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2008 GMT: Turkey/Syria. According to Turkish reports, weapons equipment was also found on the planes (updates below):
Turkish inspectors also found parts that could be used in missiles in the Syria-bound plane intercepted by Turkey.
— Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) October 10, 2012
2003 GMT: Turkey/Syria. No weapons, but military communications equipment, we found on the plane detained by Turkey (see updates below), according to a Turkish journalist:
Turkey seizes military communication equipments in Syria-bound civilian plane and sends the plane to Damascus with passengers.
— Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) October 10, 2012
1910 GMT: Syria. 164 people have been killed by the Assad regime so far today, according to the Local Coordination Committees: