Damascus: At least 32 people were killed as Syrian security forces opened fire on pro-reforms demonstrators in several cities, Syrian human rights activists said.
The activists said that most of the causalities occurred in the north of the country on Friday as demonstrations were held in most sections of the country.
The local coordination committees, a group that documents anti-government protests in Syria, said that 15 people were killed in the northwestern province of Idlib.
Many of the deaths occurred when Syrian tanks shelled Maaret al-Numan, a town in Idlib, The group said.
Syria’s state-run television said that unidentified gunmen opened fire on police stations in Maaret al-Numan, killing a number of security officials.
The TV report said that unidentified gunmen also killed a number of security forces in Sisr al-Shughour. It did not give any specific number of casualties for either incident.
Protesters also took to the streets in Damascus, the southwestern city of Dara’a, and the western city of Homs.
Demonstrations were also held in the northern city of Aleppo, the central city of Hama, and Bukamal in the east.
Syria has witnessed huge demonstrations over the past few weeks.
The opposition said that the security forces are behind the violence, but the Syrian government said that armed thugs backed by foreign powers are the culprits.
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