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| Syrian ex-pats storm the London embassy in protest over the 300 killings in Syria |
| 2012-02-04 |
| FIVE people were arrested after gaining entry into the Syrian embassy in London during a protest. The five were among some 150 demonstrators who had rallied outside the embassy at about 2.00am local time (1.30pm AEST) in protest against the reported killing of more than 200 people in the Syrian city of Homs. "We came to the embassy because there were 300 people killed in Syria today, this is why we're here," Syrian MBA student Anass Toma told the BBC. "People are angry. I'm worried about the situation back home. I've been in London two years but I'm Syrian, from Aleppo," he said, referring to Syria's largest city, 350km north of the capital Damascus. "We don't know what message the Syrian regime is giving out with this massacre today... we don't really understand what they're doing. But we must stop the bloodshed in Syria," Toma said. While the BBC said "a number of people" had been detained, the UK Press Association and news agency AFP put the number arrested at five. According to the Press Association, the embassy's windows were smashed as the demonstration got underway. A Scotland Yard spokesman told AFP that "appropriate policing" was in place at the building. |
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