Wednesday, April 20, 2011

30 deaths in the last two days in Syria

At least 30 people have died in the last two days and another 90 were injured during riots in the Syrian city of Homs, which have worsened this morning, according to the group opposing the Revolution against Syria Bashar Asad. This group, one of the most active during the revolt, has denounced this Tuesday at his Facebook page in the death of a 26 year old this morning, reportedly the latest victim of the riots that erupted in this town in central Mexico last Saturday and Monday in which 20 people died.

In addition, reported that security officials and his thugs have been charged against citizens in various parts of Homs, and destroyed public and private property near the Liberty Square in the city, located 165 kilometers from Damascus. According to the Qatari television channel Al Jazeera, quoting Syrian opposition activist Omar Adlabi, police fired intensively against the protesters, who were concentrated in the square 'Al Hurriya "(Freedom, Arabic).

Also, a local citizen identified as Abu Assem, told Al Jazeera that the phone lines were almost cut and said the officers fired directly at people. For its part, the Syrian Interior Ministry said in a statement described the incidents in recent days in Homs and Banias neighbor of "armed rebellion" carried out by armed groups of Salafi organizations (sticklers Sunni Muslims) who want to establish Salafi Islamic emirates, according to the official SANA news agency.

According to the statement, have been killed members of the army, the police and civilians, by these radical groups that have caused many destructions. The Ministry called these actions "a terrible crime" whose goal is to spread chaos among the citizens. Syria is the scene since 18 March opposition protests across the country demanding political reforms in the regime of Bashar al-Asad.

The president anmunció this week would trigger a new law to end 50 years of emergency law, but its promise has failed to quell the protests.

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