Saturday
Oct082011
Syria, Bahrain (and Beyond) LiveBlog: A Celebration in Yemen, A Killing in Qamishli
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 19:58 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
1945 GMT: One of many "We are All Meshaal Tammo" demonstrations tonight in Syria, commemorating the Kurdish activist who was killed yesterday. In the Bab Amr section of Homs, a large crowd chant "Azadi (Freedom)" and "The Syrian people are one":
1845 GMT: Al Jazeera English shows footage of security forces firing on marchers at the funeral of Kurdish activist Meshaal Tammo. Up to five people were killed, according to activists (see 1610 GMT):
And video of gunfire in the Damascus suburb of Douma after the funeral of Osama Al-Shayfouni: