Syrian forces kill 50 at 'Good Friday' protests
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DAMASCUS: Syrian forces shot dead nearly 50 people when they moved in to disperse thousands who took to the streets for "Good Friday" protests to test long sought-after freedoms, sources said. A day after President Bashar Al-Assad scrapped decades of emergency rule, his forces fired live rounds at demonstrators in several towns and cities nationwide, witnesses and activists told AFP by telephone. The official SANA news agency said security forces intervened using only tear gas and water cannon to "prevent clashes"...
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