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Syrian sides observe minute of silence for dead

By John Heilprin
Published January 30, 2014 6:08pm ET
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Syrian sides observe minute of silence for dead
Louay Safi, center, spokesperson for the Syrian National Coalition, Syria's main political opposition group, gestures during a press briefing at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday Jan. 30, 2014. Syrian negotiators have resumed their peace talks involving U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, a day after President Bashar Assad's adviser rejected the opposition's call for a transitional governing body. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) | Anja Niedringhaus

GENEVA (AP) — Syrian negotiators observed a minute of silence Thursday to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died in their country’s civil war — a rare moment of unity in talks marked by divisions and bitterness.

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