Hospital in Daraa town received the bodies of "at least 25 protesters" who died in confrontations with security forces.
Al-Jazeera
"The Syrian People Love Me and WILL DIE for Me." -- The Rabbit.
"The main hospital in the Syrian town of Daraa has received the bodies of at least 25 protesters who died in confrontations with security forces, according to a hospital official.
"We received them at 5pm local time on Wednesday (1500 GMT). They all had bullet holes," the official told Reuters on Thursday.
Earlier, human rights activists said at least 15 people have been killed in Daraa, the focal point of almost a week of anti-government protests.
Residents said security forces shot and killed six people including a doctor who was giving aid to the injured at the Omari mosque, where most of the protests took place.
A rights activist also told AFP news agency that security forces had opened fire on mourners attending the funeral of those killed in Daraa.
Meanwhile, pro-democracy demonstrators in Syria have called for mass protests across the country on Friday after security forces stormed a mosque leaving many dead.
Activists used social-networking sites to call for massive demonstrations across the country on Friday, a day they dubbed as "Dignity Friday."
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Damascus, said that fighting broke out when residents from other towns clashed with security forces as they tried to enter Daraa to help residents there......"
Al-Jazeera
"The Syrian People Love Me and WILL DIE for Me." -- The Rabbit.
"The main hospital in the Syrian town of Daraa has received the bodies of at least 25 protesters who died in confrontations with security forces, according to a hospital official.
"We received them at 5pm local time on Wednesday (1500 GMT). They all had bullet holes," the official told Reuters on Thursday.
Earlier, human rights activists said at least 15 people have been killed in Daraa, the focal point of almost a week of anti-government protests.
Residents said security forces shot and killed six people including a doctor who was giving aid to the injured at the Omari mosque, where most of the protests took place.
A rights activist also told AFP news agency that security forces had opened fire on mourners attending the funeral of those killed in Daraa.
Meanwhile, pro-democracy demonstrators in Syria have called for mass protests across the country on Friday after security forces stormed a mosque leaving many dead.
Activists used social-networking sites to call for massive demonstrations across the country on Friday, a day they dubbed as "Dignity Friday."
Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Damascus, said that fighting broke out when residents from other towns clashed with security forces as they tried to enter Daraa to help residents there......"
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