UN: More than 60,000 killed in Syrian violence

More violence Wednesday at a gas station outside Damascus, Syria’s capital.  Witnesses say a government airstrike on a gas station turned a long line of cars into an inferno that killed at least 30 people waiting for rarely available gas.  This happens as a top UN official announces that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria since rebels began fighting against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime 22 months ago.

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