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17 die as Syrians protest to recall Hama massacre

Protesters flooded towns and cities across Syria defying a brutal government crackdown on Friday to commemorate the notorious 1982 massacre in the city of Hama that killed tens of thousands. At least 17 people were reported killed on Friday, including eight soldiers, activists said. In Hama’s central neighbourhood of Junub al-Malaab, security forces opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least one and wounding three more, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It reported two more killed by security force fire in Daraya in Damascus province and said at least another five people were killed — among them.