More blood spills in Syria despite amnesty DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Two Syrian military officers were killed and three others injured in a shooting attack Sunday on a convoy outside Damascus, state media reported. The apparent ambush was part of a particularly bloody weekend in which a bus hit a mine Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 26 others, the official Syrian Arab News Agency said. Also, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported 59 corpses had been found throughout the country Saturday, CNN reported. The government of President Bashar Assad has allowed few foreign journalists into the country since politically driven violence erupted in mid-March. Various estimates by the United Nations and rights groups say at least 6,000 people have been killed in the fighting. Meanwhile, the 22-member Arab League was in talks in Cairo Sunday on whether to maintain its observer force in the country. Its mission was scheduled to end Thursday, but amid widespread allegations observers weren't being granted free and clear access to protest sites, the league said it was considering an extension. The league has already called on Assad to stop using the military against civilians, free political prisoners and allow media access. SANA said 5,255 prisoners had been freed as of Sunday.