Syrian troops open fire, defying presidential order By News Wires the 13/05/2011 - 18:24
Security forces killed two demonstrators in a central Syrian city on Friday, a rights activist has said. President Bashar al-Assad reportedly ordered troops not to fire on anti-government protesters, who once more rallied across the country. AFP - Syrian security forces killed two demonstrators in the central city of Homs on Friday despite orders by President Bashar al-Assad not to open fire on protesters, a human rights activist said. Activist Nawar al-Omar said Fuad Rajab, 40, was hit in the head with a bullet when security forces opened fire to break up a demonstration in Syria's third-largest city. A second protester was also killed, the activist said, without providing further details. Meanwhile, troops deployed in large numbers to protest hubs across the country, including the Damascus suburb of Saqba, where they "tore down banners and signs hung in the streets," activists told AFP. Regime opponents took to the streets across Syria for rallies, as Assad's forces pressed on with a campaign of sweeping arrests in protest hotspots. Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20110513-syria-troops-open-fire-defy-order-al-assad-homs ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
