Syrian forces fire tear gas, disperse Deraa protest
Syrian security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters staging a sit-in in one of the main squares of the southern town of Deraa, a witness in Deraa said. "Several hundred youths were trying to stage a sit-in... and they were dispersed by central security forces who fired tear gas on them," the witness said.
The protesters were calling for the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad's rule. (Reuters)
