At least 25 people have been killed
and their bodies mutilated by "terrorists" in northern Syria, state media
report.
The Sana state news agency cited sources as saying the victims had been
abducted earlier on Friday from Darat Izza, a village in Aleppo province.
Activists said 26 government supporters had been shot dead by rebels.
The joint UN-Arab League envoy on Syria Kofi Annan said it was "time for
countries of influence to raise the level of pressure" over Syria.
Mr Annan, who has seen his six-point plan to end the conflict unravelled by
violence, said the time to act was now - the process could not be open-ended...
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