At least 10 people have been killed in Syria on Sunday as troops opened fire on demonstrators, according to activists. Three of them were killed in the city of Hama, two in Idlib, four in Homs and one in Daraa.

Earlier on Sunday, activists across the country launched a general strike to step up pressure on the country's government to end its deadly crackdown.

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