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BEIRUT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blamed the Turkish government on Wednesday for violence in a 17-month-old uprising in the country, in which thousands have died.
"Turkey bears direct responsibility for the blood being shed in Syria," Assad told the local television channel Addounia.
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