'Bombs fell like rain. You could only pray': Syrians describe carnage of attack that killed 200 as criticism mounts of China and Russia's UN veto
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By Daily Mail UK
Eyewitnesses have described the harrowing moment when 'bombs fell like rain' during the worst violence seen in Syria since protesters began their uprising last year.
More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed by President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian forces in the city of Homs which was battered by mortars and artillery overnight.
Wounded civilians took refuge at a mosque in the Khalidiya district which took the brunt of the shells fired by government forces.
Prayers: Residents attend a burial ceremony in Homs where 'bombs fell like rain'
Dead: A stand-off in the city of Homs claimed the lives of more than 200 lives
Funerals: A burial ceremony for the victims of a shelling by the Syrian army
Residents including Omar Shakir described a night of terror. He told the Sunday Times: 'It was like a machine gun shooting randomly, only much, much heavier.
'The bombs fell like rain. You didn't know where they would fall. You could only pray.'
Several hospitals treating the dead and dying were raided by security forces, according to activists' reports.
The Syrian regime has denied the assault - accusing activists of engaging in a 'hysterical' propaganda campaign - while countries around the world spoke out against the atrocity.
A UN Security Council resolution was vetoed by Russia and China just hours after fighting broke out.
The vote saw all of the other 13 council members, including the UK, US and France, vote in favour of the resolution.
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Now they are not only raiding the hospitals, they have started bombing them.
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