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Thousands
take to streets in Syria
Friday April 01, 2011 07:27:19 PM,
IANS
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Damascus: Thousands
of people took to streets to stage anti-government protests Friday
in various cities of Syria.
Protests erupted following Muslims' Friday prayers in the cities
of Damascus, Daraa and Banias, where thousands of marchers chanted
slogans of freedom and democracy, witnesses told Xinhua.
On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's addressed the
nation and accused "Syria's enemies" of flaming turmoil in the
country.
Friday's protests were staged in the wake of that address.
As per government reports, about 50 Syrians have been killed so
far in the unrest.
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