Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 5 May 2013

1. SYRIANS FLEE AFTER SECOND 'MASSACRE'

Hundreds of Sunni families have sought safety following a massacre by president Assad's troops. Activists say more than 100 people, including women and children, have been killed by regime forces in the Sunni village of al-Bayda and the nearby coastal town of Baniyas. Meanwhile, Israel has reportedly struck a military facility near Damascus.

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