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The security forces in Syria have arrested hundreds of opposition supporters in an ongoing campaign against dissent across the country. One witness in the southern city of Deraa said police conducted house-to-house searches and dragged more than 400 men from their homes, while state media said the army had killed ten armed terrorists and arrested hundreds.
Crowds have attended a funeral in the Libyan capital Tripoli for Colonel Gaddafi’s youngest son Saif al-Arab. He was killed by a NATO air raid on Saturday night. The Libyan government says three of the Libyan leader’s grandchildren also died. Our correspondent Christian Fraser was at the funeral.
The remains were accompanied by his more prominent elder brother Saif al-Islam. He arrived at the funeral in a heavily armoured vehicle. There was tight security. But within the mass ranks of these
fervent
supporters, he clearly felt safe enough. The crowds were vocal. Around 2,000 came. We were given all the access we needed. They took great care lowering the body into the ground, and there was visible emotion on Saif al-Islam’s face as the covered remains were interred.
Angry commuters have
set fire to
three passenger trains in Argentina because of severe delays to their journeys. Vladimir Hernandez reports from Buenos Aires.
It happened in the morning rush hour. The news of a number of severe delays to services led to a series of protests at three stations on the Sarmiento suburban rail link which brings thousands of commuters into Buenos Aires. Angry passengers are said to have torched at least eight wagons and thrown ticket vending machines onto rail lines. There was further disruption outside the stations affected.