<p>The Economist's Syria correspondent Gareth Browne was in Latakia when violence erupted, seemingly set off by Assad regime loyalists. He tells Becky Anderson about the apparently out-of-control response to what Syria's government is characterizing as an attempted insurrection.</p>

Hundreds killed in brutal reprisal against Assad regime loyalists

The Economist's Syria correspondent Gareth Browne was in Latakia when violence erupted, seemingly set off by Assad regime loyalists. He tells Becky Anderson about the apparently out-of-control response to what Syria's government is characterizing as an attempted insurrection.

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<p>The Economist's Syria correspondent Gareth Browne was in Latakia when violence erupted, seemingly set off by Assad regime loyalists. He tells Becky Anderson about the apparently out-of-control response to what Syria's government is characterizing as an attempted insurrection.</p>

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