Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Thirty dead and ninety wounded in last two days in riots in Syria

Cairo .- At least thirty people have died in the last two days and other ninety wounded during riots in the Syrian city of Homs, which have worsened this morning, according to the group opposing the revolution against Bashar al-Assad Syria . This group, one of the most active during the riot, reported today on its Web Facebook death of a 26 year old this morning, reportedly the latest victim of the riots that erupted in this town in central Mexico on Saturday.

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. 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, said today's official news agency SANA.

According to the statement, have been killed members of the army, the police and civilians, by these radical groups have attacked public and private property. 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.

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