Syrian forces kill seven people on Eid al-Fitr
NICOSIA: Syrian forces killed seven people Tuesday when they opened fire in several towns to disperse protesters who emerged from mosques on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr feast, activists said.
The Local Coordination Committees said in a statement that "seven people were killed on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Syria, including four in the town of Al-Harra and two in Inkhil, in the Daraa province, and one in the (central) city of Homs."
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights meanwhile reported that "three people were killed and nine wounded when security forces opened fire to disperse a huge demonstration in Al-Harra after the (first) Eid al-Fitr prayers" that mark the end of the holy fasting Muslim month of Ramadan.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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