Rights group: Gunfire erupts again in Syrian city of Hama

Rights group: Gunfire erupts again in Syrian city of Hama

The Syrian military opened fire on the flashpoint city of Hama on Monday -- a day after tanks advanced a short distance into the city before moving to its outskirts.

The heavy artillery and gunfire lasted about 20 minutes before slowing, said Omar al-Habbal of the Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCC), an affiliation of groups that reports on protests in the nation. Another activist reported hearing sporadic gunfire before the weapons fell silent.

On Sunday, clashes left at least 71 people dead across the country, with at least 50 killed in Hama, according to the LCC.

Other human rights organizations offered different assessments of the situation.

A doctor in Hama said that more than 100 people were killed in the city and its surrounding areas.

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