27 August 2011
Syrian security forces have attacked protesters at a mosque in the capital, Damascus, activists say.
Security officials stormed the al-Rifai mosque in the Kafar Susseh district, the activists said, reportedly wounding the mosque's imam.
Unconfirmed reports say at least one person was killed in clashes with troops on Saturday.
The UN says more than 2,000 people have been killed since protests against Syria's president began in March.
A video shot at the mosque shows protesters chanting "the people demand an end to the regime", and calling for the execution of President Bashar al-Assad.
As security forces stormed the mosque, protesters tried to barricade themselves in with bookcases and shoe racks, reports say.
The imam, Osama al-Rifai, who is in his 80s, is said to have been beaten up.
"Some of the 'amn' [security] went on the roof and began firing from their AK-47s to scare the crowd. Around 10 people were wounded, with two hit by bullets in the neck and chest," a local cleric told Reuters news agency.
AFP news agency quoted the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying one person was killed in the mosque attack. Other deaths in clashes were reported in Kafar Nabel, Qusair and Latakia, although these have not been confirmed.
The BBC's Jim Muir in neighbouring Beirut says after the mosque incident, other Damascus suburbs are reported to have staged protests in solidarity with the injured imam.
Most foreign journalists have been barred from Syria, making it difficult to verify reports from local activists and officials.
the mosque was ransacked and korans desecrated,and after the attack ,the doors were sealed ,so injured could not recieve treatment,,,,
where will this end??
Syrian security forces have attacked protesters at a mosque in the capital, Damascus, activists say.
Security officials stormed the al-Rifai mosque in the Kafar Susseh district, the activists said, reportedly wounding the mosque's imam.
Unconfirmed reports say at least one person was killed in clashes with troops on Saturday.
The UN says more than 2,000 people have been killed since protests against Syria's president began in March.
A video shot at the mosque shows protesters chanting "the people demand an end to the regime", and calling for the execution of President Bashar al-Assad.
As security forces stormed the mosque, protesters tried to barricade themselves in with bookcases and shoe racks, reports say.
The imam, Osama al-Rifai, who is in his 80s, is said to have been beaten up.
"Some of the 'amn' [security] went on the roof and began firing from their AK-47s to scare the crowd. Around 10 people were wounded, with two hit by bullets in the neck and chest," a local cleric told Reuters news agency.
AFP news agency quoted the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying one person was killed in the mosque attack. Other deaths in clashes were reported in Kafar Nabel, Qusair and Latakia, although these have not been confirmed.
The BBC's Jim Muir in neighbouring Beirut says after the mosque incident, other Damascus suburbs are reported to have staged protests in solidarity with the injured imam.
Most foreign journalists have been barred from Syria, making it difficult to verify reports from local activists and officials.
the mosque was ransacked and korans desecrated,and after the attack ,the doors were sealed ,so injured could not recieve treatment,,,,
where will this end??
