Gunfire rocks Syrian funeral
- 12 years ago
A funeral in the restive Syrian city of Douma.
And suddenly - chaos.
This amateur video shows mourners fleeing what activists called an onslaught by security forces.
Reuters cannot independently verify the footage, which was posted to a social media website.
But it appears to show security forces opening fire near the crowd.
Over the weekend, gun battles and explosions rocked Douma, a centre of the 10-month-old uprising against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
The town is just 14 kilometres from the capital Damascus and has been the site of a heavy crackdown since unrest began last March.
Andrew Raven, Reuters
And suddenly - chaos.
This amateur video shows mourners fleeing what activists called an onslaught by security forces.
Reuters cannot independently verify the footage, which was posted to a social media website.
But it appears to show security forces opening fire near the crowd.
Over the weekend, gun battles and explosions rocked Douma, a centre of the 10-month-old uprising against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
The town is just 14 kilometres from the capital Damascus and has been the site of a heavy crackdown since unrest began last March.
Andrew Raven, Reuters