Police fire on thousands of protesters in Syria, killing 1

[Swede]

Police fired live ammunition and tear gas Sunday at thousands of Syrians protesting in a tense southern city for a third consecutive day, killing one person and signalling that unrest in yet another Arab country is taking root, activists said.

The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/957025--police-fire-on-thousands-of-protesters-in-syria-killing-1

[nosmokes]

1. So Obama will have us fighting in Syria by the end of the week?

Oh,but they don't have oil. never mind.