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22 killed in latest Syria protests on Friday

22 killed in latest Syria protests on Friday

In Deraa, where demonstrations first broke out in March, residents said security forces fired on thousands of protesters, who set fire to a building belonging to the ruling Baath Party and smashed a statue of the president’s brother, Basil. A volunteer at Deraa hospital and an activist said 22 people were killed and 120 wounded. […]