Human rights groups in Syria say at least 37 civilians were killed on Friday as protesters took to the streets to demand a no-fly zone over the country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were protests in Homs and Qamishli, in the north. Jim Muir reports.
周五,叙利亚抗议者走上街头,要求对本国实施禁飞区,叙利亚人权组织称至少37名平民在事件中死亡。叙利亚人权观测所称,北部的霍姆斯和卡米什利均发生了抗议事件。Jim Muir报道。
Activist organisations said that despite the shooting and a heavy security presence in many areas, there was a marked increase in the number of demonstrations around the country after Friday prayers - their traditional time for protests. They said there were nearly 170 different demonstrations in various places. Most of the deaths were reported in or around the cities of Hama and Homs, to the north of Damascus. Protesters said the dead included an 80-year-old man shot near Homs as well as a young boy near Deraa, in the south.
活动者组织称,许多地区都开了枪,也部署了大量安全部队,周五祈祷(传统的抗议时间)后,全国的游行者人数仍显著增加。据称各地共有近170起不同的游行活动,报道称大多死亡事件都发生在大马士革北边的哈马、霍姆斯市内外。抗议者称死者包括霍姆斯的一名80岁老人,以及南部城市德拉的一个小男孩。