10 August 2011 - 19:30

State television in Syria has broadcast the confessions of a member of an armed group detailing the massacre carried out by gangs in the central city of Hama.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Nader Hassan al-Kattan said several terrorist groups were operating in Hama where their members are instructed to attack police, security personnel and law-enforcement officials in order to cause mayhem in the city.

He also said the footage broadcast by Syrian television showing people throwing mutilated bodies into a river some ten days ago was very much true, confessing, "I was among the terrorists who threw one of the dead….”

According to al-Kattan, the victims were policemen killed in an attack on a police station in al-Hader area. Syrian state TV said 17 mutilated bodies of security forces had been recovered from Orontes River.

He said they mutilated the bodies of the victims with knives and swords in order to scare away security personnel and prevent them from entering Hama. Al-Kattan said terrorist leaders pay each member SYP 5000 (almost USD106) per day.

Meanwhile, army units left Hama on Wednesday after restoring security and stability in the city, an army officer told journalists.

According to Syrian TV, armed groups have killed a security official and a soldier east of al-Rastan. Terrorists also exploded a 17-meter high bridge on the Homs-Damascus route.

Syrian TV also reported that armed groups have blocked roads in a Damascus suburb and have attacked civilians. The Syrian army has entered Deir al-Zour to remove road blocks set by armed terrorists.

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