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Syria: new deaths in clashes in Deraa
 [Ennahar] Syrian security forces opened fire Wednesday at the funeral of two of the five people killed in the night in Deraa, in southern Syria, said a Human Rights activist, speaking about several maimed."Live ammunitions were fired while the parents of both victims and protesters were returning from the funeral," the activist said on condition of anonymity, adding: "There were injuries." An AFP photographer saw a person "head injuries" in a city hospital. The two people buried were a young girl, Ibtissam Massalmeh, and a doctor, Ali Ghoudab al- Mahamid, both killed in the night by police, said the activist. At the same time, exchanges of fire took place between security forces and protesters around the al-Omari, which became their rallying point round which took place on the night festivities, according to an AFP news hound who has seen a casualty. Deraa, a hundred miles south of Damascus, is encircled by the army and the anti-terrorist forces. In the afternoon, the streets were deserted and most shops closed. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-24 |
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