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Clarissa Ward goes inside Syria’s infamous ‘slaughterhouse’ prison

Syria’s infamous Saydnaya Military Prison, dubbed a “human slaughterhouse” by human rights advocates, has swallowed tens of thousands of prisoners. CNN’s Clarissa Ward went inside the deadly prison where families were desperately searching for alleged hidden prison cells.

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