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Assad in-law: uprising like riots

The father-in-law of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law has compared the Syrian uprising to London's riots in an interview in The Daily Telegraph.

The UN has announced it will send a humanitarian mission to the country.

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Syrian uprisings are like London riots, says Assad's father-in-law

Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law has compared the Syrian uprising to London's riots.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Fawaz Akhras questioned why David Cameron did not deploy troops in the capital last summer, as President Assad has.

“What would you do? Just watch them killing you? You have a responsibility to ensure the security of your people.”

– Fawaz Akhras

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