Assad’s Acceptance of UN Plan Will Be Tested by Actions

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Western diplomats cast doubt on whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will deliver on his acceptance of United Nations envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan.

The violence continued with opposition groups reporting 70 people killed yesterday, as the special Mideast coordinator for the UN said the death toll from a year of unrest exceeds 9,000.