Syria: Deadly protests erupt against Bashar al-Assad

At least 10 people are said to have died in renewed protests across Syria against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists said security forces fired tear gas and bullets after Friday prayers in Damascus and elsewhere, but Syrian state TV blamed unidentified gunmen for some deaths. Meanwhile, the EU has expanded sanctions against the Assad government. It added three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and four Syrians to a list of more than 30 people targeted. More than 1,300 people have been killed and thousands more detained since a crackdown on anti-government protests began in March, activists say. 'No longer my president' As in previous weeks, activists had appealed to Syrians to join demonstrations after Friday prayers. An appeal on Facebook listed a slogan for this week as: "Bashar is no longer my president and his government no longer represents me." The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria told the BBC five people were killed and others were injured as security forces opened fire with live ammunition on protesters leaving a mosque in Kiswah, south of Damascus. Snipers shot dead at least three protesters in the capital's Barzeh district, witnesses said. bbc

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