Activist: Syrian forces kill 4 protesters in south

Syrian forces shot dead at least four protesters and wounded tens as they were coming out of a mosque in the town of Inkhil in the southern Deraa province on Friday, an activist said.

"We have names of four confirmed dead protesters in Inkhil and reports of heavy firing on demonstrations by the security forces across Deraa's countryside," Abdallah Aba Zaid, a prominent local activist, told Reuters. (Reuters)