09.04.2011                      05.Nisan, 5771

Syrien-Aufruhr:

Syria forces kill 17 in Daraa as thousands gather for anti-regime protests

Security forces fire tear gas, live ammunition at people in demonstration against Baath Party rule despite overtures by Assad to end three weeks of unrest.

Syrian security forces killed 17 protesters on Friday when they fired at a demonstration against Baath Party rule in the southern city of Daraa, a hospital source and activist said.
"I saw pools of blood and three bodies in the street being picked up by relatives in the Mahatta area," a witness said….