Syrians Attack Facebook Page

Syrian supporters of President Bashar al-Assad launched an attack on a Facebook page that appears to be affiliated with Columbia University (but isn't) Tuesday, posting numerous messages praising Assad. The Washington Post reported that a group called the Syrian Electronic Army was responsible, and that its motives were not clear. Some Assad critics later posted to Columbia's page apologizing for the pro-Assad posts. (This item has been corrected from an earlier version.)