Syria: Civilians Come Under Fire From Rebels [View all]
Source: Sky News
We knew what was coming and so wore flak jackets and helmets. The demonstrators knew what was coming, had no protection, and still walked straight into the line of fire.
The demonstrators were predominantly Syrian Palestinians, many from the Yarmouk district of Damascus who had fled when it was taken over by opposition forces eight months ago.
Some screamed at us: "Please tell the world the truth! We don't want the fighters here, we want the army to kill them!"
A few carried the portrait of President Assad, others the Syrian or Palestinian flag.
One woman called the Free Syrian Army (FSA) "dogs" and said the men in Yarmouk were not Syrians but from Chechnya and Afghanistan. We could not verify this.
Read more: http://news.sky.com/story/1091428/syria-civilians-come-under-fire-from-rebels
Video contains live footage from earlier today.
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