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| Subject: Immoral Syrian ruling family makes a pathetic public concession Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:34 am | |
| Syria's most powerful businessman, a confidant and a cousin of the President, announced he would quit business and move into charity work, Syrian television reported.
The move, if true, would suggest Bashar al-Assad was so concerned about protests he would sacrifice a relative to public anger.
Security forces opened fire on protesters again yesterday after Friday prayers, activists said, causing casualties in the western coastal city of Banias. Advertisement: Story continues below
The latest violence came amid protests across the country. The army also stormed towns in the north, sending more people across the border to Turkey.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/syrian-ruling-family-makes-public-concession-20110617-1g7yn.html |
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