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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12779399" data-attributes="member: 92282">UPDATE:Japan has told the Syrian ambassador in Tokyo to leave the country,  the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as international outrage grows over  brutal mass slayings blamed on the government in Damascus.The Japanese government asked Mohamed Ghassan Al Habash to depart "as soon as possible," an official told AFP. The  move lines Tokyo up with many of its Western allies who have kicked out  Syrian diplomats after expressing disgust over the massacre of  civilians in Houla."This is an action to show Japan's protest to  Syria over not only the violence, but also the latest intense violation  of human rights" the official said."The Japanese government made this move in coordination with other states," he said.On  Tuesday, Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and  the United States all kicked out the highest ranking Syrian diplomats in  their countries in a bid to increase pressure on President Bashar  al-Assad's regime.The coordinated envoy expulsions followed  mounting international outrage over the massacre on Friday in the  central town of Houla, in which at least 108 people, including 49  children, were killed, according to UN figures. <img src="http://www.google.com/hostednews/img/afp_logo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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