Syria, Bahrain (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Back on the Streets?
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 23:00 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran An anti-regime protest in Zabadani, outside the Syrian capital Damascus, last night
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2230 GMT: Upset at the disqualification of a political party for "irregularities" from Sunday's election, a crowd of protesters allegedly tried to attack the regional government headquarters today in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Police reportedly fired into the air to disrupt the protests:
2221 GMT: Al Jazeera is now reporting that today's death toll in Syria has topped 40. The other significant development? Most of the protesters were killed in Hama, adding credibility to details that EA reported earlier.