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Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Uncertainties After the Damascus Bombs
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 9:27 | James Miller in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2013 GMT: Syria. Protests have lasted well into the night. This impressive video was reportedly taken in Douma, a key Damascus suburb:
However, a quick check of the LCCS suggests that the evening protest may have been disrupted by violence:
Reports of the fall of tank shells on Misraba and Hijarieh neighborhoods along with powerful explosions shake the Great Mosque's yard. In addition to heavy gunfire reported in Shuhada (Martyrs) Square and Shefonieh roundabout and the deployment of snipers in multiple places.
2007 GMT: Syria. Activist Rami Al Jarrah shares this video reportedly showing violence in Saqba, Damascus, earlier today: