Saturday, April 9, 2011

At least 10 killed in new clashes in Syria

Deera .- At least 17 people were killed Friday and dozens were injured after the Syrian security forces used live ammunition to disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered in the city of Deraa, in the south and center of the protests against President Bashar al-Assad, as reported by medical sources, which have a list of the deceased.

The protesters have set fire to an office of the ruling Baath party and beaten a statue of Basil al-Assad, brother of late President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Dera, south of the country, witnesses said. Earlier, there had been clashes between security forces and demonstrators in which there were at least ten dead.

The authorities have only been two deaths, a policeman and an ambulance driver. DamascoLa attacks Syria has attacked police with batons Friday a group of Sunni Muslim protesters gathered at the exit of the Rifai mosque in Kfar Souseh district in Damascus, as reported by witnesses. The Syrian government, led by the Alawite minority, is increasing measures to prevent pro-democracy rallies against the regime.

"It's hard to know who it is because these forces 'Amn' (safety) do not wear uniforms," he told Reuters a Westerner who lives near the Rifai Mosque. 19 policemen dead, state television said siriaLa Syrian state television has said Friday that several armed groups have killed 19 police during demonstrations in the city of Deraa, in the south.

At least 17 people have died in this city Friday after security forces opened fire on a protest by thousands of people against the government of Bashar al-Assad, as reported by medical sources and an activist. The protesters have set fire to an office of the ruling Baath party destroyed a stone statue of Basil al-Assad, brother of late President Bashar al Assad, in this city.

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