Their deaths mark the bloodiest day in the 16-month - old uprising , LCC says . Witnesses say it was shelled for several hours , then tanks entered the village . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she is hopeful that Russia will back a `` serious '' measure in the Security Council . Many residents were killed when they fled their homes into the streets , they say .
Their deaths mark the bloodiest day in the 16-month - old uprising , LCC says . Witnesses say it was shelled for several hours , then tanks entered the village . Many residents were killed when they fled their homes into the streets , they say .