Ethnic clash in Syrian city injures 5 -witnesses

Author: 
Reuters
Publication Date: 
Sun, 2011-04-10 18:01

The group, who were armed with sticks, were guarding the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq mosque at morning prayers when the Assad loyalists, known as “shabbiha,” fired at them with automatic rifles from speeding cars. Five people were injured, including a 47-year-old man who was hit in the chest, the witnesses — a doctor and a university professor — told Reuters.

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