By The Associated Press ZEINA KARAM (Associated Press)
Quick Read Syrian activists say government troops fire on funeral in east, storm Damascus suburbs
Photo credit: AP | In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for media, Syrian boys play at a square of Rastan town, in the central province of Homs, Syria , on Thursday Oct. 13, 2011. Rastan recently witnessed some of the most intense clashes since the uprising began in mid-March. Syrian army took the town earlier this month after a five-day offensive. Syrian troops clashed Thursday with armed men believed to be military defectors in a southern village and a northwestern town, killing at least 13 people in the latest sign that the 7-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad is becoming increasingly militarized, activists said. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
(AP) -- Activists say Syrian government troops have fired live ammunition to disperse mourners gathered for the funeral of an activist in the country's east.
There was no immediate word on casualties from Sunday's shooting in the city of Deir el-Zour.
The activist, Ziad al-Obeidi, was shot dead Saturday. He worked for the British-based Observatory for Human Rights in Syria and had been...
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