Protesters torch party HQ in east Syria, 2 killed

Syrian security forces shot dead two protesters in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday after mourners angered by the killing of a 14-year old set fire to two Baath Party buildings, residents said.

They said doctors contacted at Noor hospital identified the the dead as 16-year-old Mohammad Rateb al-Sabah, and Khaled al-Jassem, 17. (Reuters)