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Activists says mass arrests [>41 in Tasil town and others in Idlib] carried out in Syria - Trend News Agency

  • Date: Jul 2 2011 Time: 10:39
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    Not Yet Classified — Syria
    Dozens of Syrians have been arrested in a security force crackdown on anti-government protesters, activists said Saturday, after tens of thousands of people rejected President Bashar al-Assad's latest promise of reform, dpa reported. ... At least 41 people have been detained in Tasil town, in the southern city of Daraa, where security forces stormed houses and shops, activists said. More arrests have been carried out in the northern province of Idlib and in the central city of Aleppo, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria said ...