Syrian Spokesman Defends Crackdown
This week the United Nations said that more than 5,000 people have been killed in the ongoing crackdown by Syrian security forces. President Bashar Al-Assad has denied any orders were issued to kill demonstrators and says gunmen have killed more than one thousand of his forces. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jihad Makdissi, spokesperson for the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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