Syria Forces Kill 17 Protesters as U.S. Envoy’s Car Is Attacked
This could have been a lot worse for the U.S. ambassador. Unfortunately it is getting worse for the citizens of Syria.
(Bloomberg) — Syrian security forces killed at least 17 protesters yesterday and the U.S. ambassador’s car was attacked in Damascus today by government supporters.
Ambassador Robert Ford, a critic of President Bashar al- Assad, was stranded in the office of opposition lawyer Hasan Abdul-Azim when government supporters surrounded it, Mahmoud Merhi, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, said by phone today. The incident came as the United Nations Security Council prepares to debate a resolution condemning Syrian violence against protesters.
Ford escaped unharmed though his car was damaged after it was pelted with rocks, eggs and sticks, a person familiar with the situation said.
Security forces killed protesters yesterday in the central governorate of Homs, the northern province of Idlib and southern area of Daraa, Merhi said.