Thousands of Syrians protest during arrest sweep

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Associated Press
Publication Date: 
Fri, 2011-08-26 16:35

The activist group called the Local Coordination Committees says protests erupted Friday in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and Idlib province near the Turkish border.
The government is trying to crush a five-month-old uprising that has seen regular Friday protests. Human rights workers say more than 2,200 people have been killed since March.

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