Germany, Sweden arrest 8 people accused of war crimes in Syria
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FILE - An image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network, shows an anti-regime demonstration in Habit in the restive Idlib province, May 11, 2012. Investigators in Germany and Sweden, July 3, 2024 arrested eight suspects of crimes against humanity in Syria.
Authorities in Germany and Sweden announced the arrest Wednesday of eight people suspected of crimes against humanity in connection with a crackdown on peaceful protesters in Syria in 2012.
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