Nusra Front militants, who are fighting the Syrian government, and have links to al-Qaeda group, committed massacre against Syrians as they killed 60 people in a village in eastern Deir Ezzor province.

Nusra Front militants, who are fighting the Syrian government, and have links to al-Qaeda group, committed massacre against Syrians as they killed 60 people in a village in eastern Deir Ezzor province.

The head of an opposition observatory based in London, Rami Abdel Rahman told Agence France Presse (AFP) that militants attacked the village of Hatla killing 60 Shiite residents.

He reported that the armed groups took control of the village, adding that the Shiite residents were fleeing the area following the violence.

According to media reports militants even targeted women and children as they attacked the village. They also abducted several women and demolished houses of worship.