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President Bashar al-Assad's forces killed at least four civilians in an intensified tank and rocket bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday to put down a popular revolt demanding his removal, activists said.

"This is the most violent barrage since the attack on Homs started six days ago. The four included a 55-year old woman. They were killed by shelling that hit a building where they live in Bab Amro," opposition activist Mohammad Hassan told Reuters by satelite phone from Homs.

The account could not be independently confirmed. Syria restricts access by most foreign journalists. [Reuters]

This Youtube video shows damage caused today by tanks and army forces in Homs, Syria.

Al Jazeera cannot verifty the authenticity of Youtube videos. This link is for another video that shows some of those killed today in Homs - Warning, the footage is very graphic: http://youtu.be/CDbXhSJPbx0 

Lilian Wagdy posted this image above a street where protesters fled. According to Wagdy, there are two dead bodies among the crowd:

This series of screegrabs from mobile phone video, provided by the AFP news agency, appears to show Gaddafi son Mutassim after his capture and before his death in Sirte on Thursday. Until now, the only images available of Mutassim showed his lifeless body, bearing a circular wound in his neck. In these images, his shirt appears to be covered in blood coming from a similar area.

The images raise the question of how Mutassim, like his father, died after being captured alive.