Syrian officials open deserted Baba Amr neighborhood to Red Cross

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | 4:23 p.m. CST; updated 6:36 p.m. CST, Wednesday, March 7, 2012

BEIRUT — The U.N. humanitarian chief toured the shattered Syrian district of Baba Amr on Wednesday but found most residents had fled following a bloody military siege, while activists accused the government of trying to cover up evidence of atrocities there.

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