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Activists believe as many as 47 people have been killed in an attack by pro-government militia in the embattled Syrian city of Homs.
Women and children are said to among those who were reportedly tortured and killed on Sunday night in the neighbourhood of Karm el-Zeytoun.
The Syrian government acknowledged the deaths, but blamed "armed terrorists".
The attack happened hours after UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan ended his two-day mission to Damascus.
Homs has been under assault for weeks as government forces have tried to root out rebel fighters. Parts of the city are devastated.
The main opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC), has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the killings, the AFP news agency reports.
'Burned alive'
Hundreds of families fled the Karm el-Zaytoun area of the city on Monday after reports of the attack in their neighbourhood overnight, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syrian activists say the victims died in appalling circumstances One activist in Homs, Hadi Abdallah, told the AFP the bodies of 26 children and 21 women were found, some with their throats slit and others bearing stab wounds.
Both the opposition Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) and the Local Coordination Committees (LCC) put the toll at 45.
The SRGC said that some of the victims had been burned alive with heating fuel poured over them and others had their necks and limbs broken.
Mulham al-Jundi, an opposition activist and member of the SNC, said Karm el-Zeytoun was experiencing a military bombardment similar to the one seen in Baba Amr district in recent weeks.
He told the BBC government troops were firing rockets from tanks outside the neighbourhood, then going in "and killing the families who stay inside these areas".
Reports are difficult to verify because of tight restrictions on independent media operating in Syria.
Footage posted on YouTube, said to show the bodies of men, women and children killed in the attack, made for grim viewing, said the BBC's Jon Donnison in neighbouring Lebanon.
In one video, at least 11 bodies can be seen, including at least four young children covered in blood, he adds.
'Concrete proposals'
Syrian state television accused "armed terrorist gangs" of carrying out the killings, saying the bodies had been filmed in an effort to discredit the government.
Both the LCC and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blame the pro-government Shabiha militia for the attack.
The Shabiha has been blamed for many of the atrocities carried out since the uprising began nearly a year ago.
Activists say their presence has allowed the government to deny any involvement in the most brutal actions against protesters.
Kofi Annan left Syria on Sunday after two days off talks with President Bashar al-Assad, saying he was "optimistic" that a peace deal could be found.
He said he had presented Mr Assad with "concrete proposals" to bring an end to the bloodshed, but gave no hint that a deal was imminent.
Syria will be on the agenda when US Security Council foreign ministers meet in New York later.
But, as the killing continues, there is still no agreement within the international community on what to do about it, our correspondent notes.
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126ShareFacebookTwitter.'Many dead' in fresh Homs attacks
Homs has been under siege for weeks with government forces pounding rebel areas Continue reading the main story
Syria CrisisAnnan: Mission impossible?
Escape from Homs
Guide to opposition
Civil war?
Activists believe as many as 47 people have been killed in an attack by pro-government militia in the embattled Syrian city of Homs.
Women and children are said to among those who were reportedly tortured and killed on Sunday night in the neighbourhood of Karm el-Zeytoun.
The Syrian government acknowledged the deaths, but blamed "armed terrorists".
The attack happened hours after UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan ended his two-day mission to Damascus.
Homs has been under assault for weeks as government forces have tried to root out rebel fighters. Parts of the city are devastated.
The main opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC), has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the killings, the AFP news agency reports.
'Burned alive'
Hundreds of families fled the Karm el-Zaytoun area of the city on Monday after reports of the attack in their neighbourhood overnight, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syrian activists say the victims died in appalling circumstances One activist in Homs, Hadi Abdallah, told the AFP the bodies of 26 children and 21 women were found, some with their throats slit and others bearing stab wounds.
Both the opposition Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) and the Local Coordination Committees (LCC) put the toll at 45.
The SRGC said that some of the victims had been burned alive with heating fuel poured over them and others had their necks and limbs broken.
Mulham al-Jundi, an opposition activist and member of the SNC, said Karm el-Zeytoun was experiencing a military bombardment similar to the one seen in Baba Amr district in recent weeks.
He told the BBC government troops were firing rockets from tanks outside the neighbourhood, then going in "and killing the families who stay inside these areas".
Reports are difficult to verify because of tight restrictions on independent media operating in Syria.
Footage posted on YouTube, said to show the bodies of men, women and children killed in the attack, made for grim viewing, said the BBC's Jon Donnison in neighbouring Lebanon.
In one video, at least 11 bodies can be seen, including at least four young children covered in blood, he adds.
'Concrete proposals'
Syrian state television accused "armed terrorist gangs" of carrying out the killings, saying the bodies had been filmed in an effort to discredit the government.
Both the LCC and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blame the pro-government Shabiha militia for the attack.
The Shabiha has been blamed for many of the atrocities carried out since the uprising began nearly a year ago.
Activists say their presence has allowed the government to deny any involvement in the most brutal actions against protesters.
Kofi Annan left Syria on Sunday after two days off talks with President Bashar al-Assad, saying he was "optimistic" that a peace deal could be found.
He said he had presented Mr Assad with "concrete proposals" to bring an end to the bloodshed, but gave no hint that a deal was imminent.
Syria will be on the agenda when US Security Council foreign ministers meet in New York later.
But, as the killing continues, there is still no agreement within the international community on what to do about it, our correspondent notes.
Syria Crisis Features and analysis
Annan: Mission impossible?
UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan will have surely earned a second Nobel Peace Prize if he brings an end to the violence in Syria, writes the BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut.
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Escape from Homs Guide to opposition Civil war? Syrians flee Tribute to Colvin Guide: Syria Crisis Homs voice silenced Bloody drama Homs maps and videos Army under pressure Homs: 'Capital of revolution' Risk for neighbours Q&A: Syria sanctions Profiles
Profile: Bashar al-Assad Country profile: Syria President's inner circle Protest leaders Ruling family dynamics Human Rights Observatory Around the web
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