At least 56 killed in north Syria on Tuesday: group (Reuters)

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from an attack by Syrian forces in the northern province of Idlib on Tuesday has risen to at least 56, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

The British-based group said it had documented the names of 56 "citizens and wanted activists" who were killed, but that dozens more may have died. The Observatory's Rami Abdulrahman said one activist in the area reported 121 bodies had been taken to local hospitals.

Events in Syria are difficult to verify because the government has banned most independent reporting.

(Reporting by Dominic Evans; Editing by Peter Graff)