11-year-old Syrian dies from attack on protesters

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Mundhir Masalmi, 11, died today after suffering tear gas inhalation during a weekend demonstration in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, the Associated Press reports, quoting an activist who asked not to be identified.

That would bring the death toll to at least seven in four days of protests.

Today, riot police armed with batons chased away a small group of demonstrators who defied a bloody crackdown by Syrian security forces in the city of 300,000 near the border with Jordan, the AP reports. The group marched and shouted, “No more fear!” before riot police broke up the demonstration.

An AP reporter in Syria said traces of the weekend protests by thousands were everywhere: burned-out and looted government buildings, a dozen torched vehicles, an office of the ruling Baath Party with its windows knocked out.

A Syrian man takes pictures on his cell phone of a burned court room that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011.

Protesters burned an office of the telecommunication company Syriatel, which is owned in part by the president’s cousin.

Earlier post: The southern Syrian city of Daraa remains “tense” today after weekend clashes between protesters and police that left at least one person dead and the Baath Party headquarters ablaze, Al-Jazeera reports.

Activists said it was the fifth death in three days from attacks by police on protesters in the city of 300,000 near the Jordanian border, AFP reports.

In the last assault, police fired live ammunition and tear gas at demonstrators Sunday, killing one and wounding scores, according to witnesses, The New York Times reports.

Syrian authorities have alternated between harsh measures and conciliatory gestures during the popular unrest.

President Bashar al-Assad sent an official delegation to offer condolences to the families of the initial four victims.

Thousands took to the street Sunday to demand the release of all political prisoners, the end to Syria’s five decades of emergency law and trials for those who shot and killed the protesters. AP

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10 responses to “11-year-old Syrian dies from attack on protesters”

  1. persepoliswarrior Avatar
    persepoliswarrior

    Terrible! My heart goes out to the Syrian people who have lived in fear under camel face Assad

  2. persepoliswarrior Avatar
    persepoliswarrior

    Terrible! My heart goes out to the Syrian people who have lived in fear under camel face Assad

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    Anonymous

    Terrible! My heart goes out to the Syrian people who have lived in fear under camel face Assad

  4. lebnaneh Avatar

    what an ass he kill the people and send to the families condolences well you can stick your condolences you crimial little bastered your time is coming and lets hope no one will send any condolences to your family have no mercy and you may root in hell

  5. lebnaneh Avatar

    what an ass he kill the people and send to the families condolences well you can stick your condolences you crimial little bastered your time is coming and lets hope no one will send any condolences to your family have no mercy and you may root in hell

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    Anonymous

    what an ass he kill the people and send to the families condolences well you can stick your condolences you crimial little bastered your time is coming and lets hope no one will send any condolences to your family have no mercy and you may root in hell

  7. its a shame that anyone has to die in these situations, but lets hope that not one of these lives was wasted…..

  8. its a shame that anyone has to die in these situations, but lets hope that not one of these lives was wasted…..

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    Anonymous

    its a shame that anyone has to die in these situations, but lets hope that not one of these lives was wasted…..

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