Funeral firing claims 2
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October 9, 2011, Sunday
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SECURITY forces opened fire on tens of thousands of mourners who turned out yesterday for the funeral of a slain Kurdish opposition leader in northeastern Syria, killing at least two people, eyewitnesses said.
Activists said security forces also fired on a funeral procession in the Damascus suburb of Douma for three people who were killed a day earlier. Ten people were wounded, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The biggest crowds took to the streets of Qamishli, where people marched to mourn Mashaal Tammo, the prominent and charismatic Kurdish opposition figure who was gunned down on Friday by masked gunmen. The slaying was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Syria as the country slides further into disorder, seven months into the uprising against President Bashar Assad.
"All of Qamishli is out today, the funeral is turning into a massive protest," Kurdish activist and lawyer Mustafa Osso said by phone.
The mourners swelling through Qamishli's streets called on Assad to step down, with chants of "Leave, Leave," while others demanded the "execution of the president." Osso said over 50,000 people were in the procession. Security forces opened fire on the crowd, killing two mourners and wounding several others.
Activists said security forces also fired on a funeral procession in the Damascus suburb of Douma for three people who were killed a day earlier. Ten people were wounded, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The biggest crowds took to the streets of Qamishli, where people marched to mourn Mashaal Tammo, the prominent and charismatic Kurdish opposition figure who was gunned down on Friday by masked gunmen. The slaying was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Syria as the country slides further into disorder, seven months into the uprising against President Bashar Assad.
"All of Qamishli is out today, the funeral is turning into a massive protest," Kurdish activist and lawyer Mustafa Osso said by phone.
The mourners swelling through Qamishli's streets called on Assad to step down, with chants of "Leave, Leave," while others demanded the "execution of the president." Osso said over 50,000 people were in the procession. Security forces opened fire on the crowd, killing two mourners and wounding several others.
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