"Bodies in streets" in Syrian town

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks entered the southern city of Daraa, firing indiscriminately and leaving bodies lying in the streets, activists said.

Izvor: Deutsche Welle

Monday, 25.04.2011.

15:08

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Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks entered the southern city of Daraa, firing indiscriminately and leaving bodies lying in the streets, activists said. The army entered the town overnight in an apparent crackdown against the ongoing anti-government protests which began a month ago. "Bodies in streets" in Syrian town International and Arab journalists are banned from reporting in Syria, so there was no way to obtain independent confirmation of the figures. Phone lines and electricity were also cut off in the area, although some mobile lines were working. "I can tell you 3,000 troops entered the city and they are currently raiding homes in Daraa," a Syrian taxi driver who lives in Daraa told the German news agency DPA. "There are many casualties and ambulances are unable to move due to the heavy shooting," he said. A witness told the Reuters news agency he saw bodies in the street after hundreds of soldiers in armored vehicles poured into Daraa. An image taken from amateur video released by Sham News Network (Beta/AP/Sham News Network)

"Bodies in streets" in Syrian town

International and Arab journalists are banned from reporting in Syria, so there was no way to obtain independent confirmation of the figures. Phone lines and electricity were also cut off in the area, although some mobile lines were working.

"I can tell you 3,000 troops entered the city and they are currently raiding homes in Daraa," a Syrian taxi driver who lives in Daraa told the German news agency DPA.

"There are many casualties and ambulances are unable to move due to the heavy shooting," he said.

A witness told the Reuters news agency he saw bodies in the street after hundreds of soldiers in armored vehicles poured into Daraa.

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