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April 17: In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, Syrian anti-government protesters hold Arabic banners that read: 'Syrian media from the taxes of the citizens,' right, and 'If the price of freedom is a shroud, it is with me,' as they march during a demonstration in Banias, Syria.
BEIRUT – Syrian security forces opened fire before dawn on hundreds of anti-government protesters staging a sit-in, shooting live ammunition and tear gas before chasing them through the streets for hours, witnesses said Tuesday.
There were casualties but the exact number was not immediately clear.
"They shot at everything, there was smoke everywhere," an activist in the central city of Homs told The Associated Press by telephone, asking that his name not be used because he feared for his personal safety. "I saw people on the ground, some shot in their feet, some in the stomach."
The streets were largely deserted by early afternoon, with people staying inside their homes.
Hundreds of people had gathered Monday at Clock Square in the center of Homs, bringing mattresses, food and water to the site for an Egypt-style standoff. They vowed to stay until President Bashar Assad is ousted -- a brazen escalation of the monthlong uprising against the country's authoritarian regime.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/04/18/rights-group-says-12-syrians-killed-clashes/#ixzz1JxvQcjLx
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