U.N.'s Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60,000-plus
By Joe Sterling and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN
updated 7:40 AM EST, Thu January 3, 2013
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(CNN) -- The overall death toll in devastated Syria has surpassed an estimated 60,000 people, the United Nations said Wednesday, a dramatic figure that could skyrocket as the civil war persists.
To put it in perspective: 60,000 people is roughly the population of…
