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Syria protests after traffic thumping
[Al Arabiya] Hundreds of Syrians staged a protest against security forces after traffic police beat up a young man in the capital's Old City, an opposition website reported on Friday. The Dubai-based all4Syria.info said Imad Nasab, son of a shopowner in the cobbled commercial strip of Hariqa, was assaulted by traffic coppers, sparking a spontaneous rally on Thursday in solidarity with the victim. "The Syrian people will not be humiliated," chanted the crowd. "Police, thieves" and "We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you (President) Bashar (al-Assad)" were some of the slogans used by the demonstrators. The website said they blocked traffic for three hours and called on the interior minister, who showed up at the scene, to arrest the coppers involved. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-19 |
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