Security crackdown continues across Syria - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Syrian security forces have sprayed bullets into a crowd of protesters in Deir al-Zour, killing two demonstrators and bringing the number of dead to nine in the second day of operations by Bashar al-Assad's government, according to rights activists.
Other sources and news agencies estimated that the death toll would increase as details surfaced.
Reports said military dragnets took place on Wednesday and Thursday in the capital, Damascus, the northern Idlib province, and a politically sensitive area near the Turkish border in the northwest.
Al Jazeera has not been able to verify independently the reports of violence.
Activists also reported strikes in several towns and cities, including Homs and the Damascus suburb of Douma, the Associated Press reported."
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