Syrian forces 'kill mourners in Damascus'

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Two mourners shot dead at funeral procession, as wave of arrests marks seventh month of protests, activists say.

Last Modified: 15 Oct 2011 14:00


Syrian forces shot dead two mourners when they fired at a funeral in central Damascus for a 10-year-old child killed during a protest a day earlier, a witness said.

Some mourners began throwing stones at the security forces, who fired live ammunition back, the witness told Reuters news agency by phone from the scene in the Maidan district on Saturday.

"Passions were running high. The body was wrapped in white and thousands behind it were chanting 'the people want the execution of the president' and 'we will be free despite you Bashar'," the witness said.

The child, Ibrahim Sheiban, was killed in a protest in the Qadam suburb of Damascus. His funeral took place in Maidan, an old, socially conservative district of the capital, because his family is originally from there, the witness, a private sector employee who did not want to be further identified, said.

in full: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011101512532772162.html