Associated Press
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Security forces opened fire at tens of thousands of mourners who turned out for the funeral of a slain Kurdish opposition leader in northeastern Syria Saturday, killing at least two people, activists said.
People marched through the streets of Qamishli in the funeral procession for Mashaal Tammo, one of Syria's most prominent opposition figures, who was gunned down Friday by masked gunmen in the city. The slaying was the latest in a string of targeted killings in Syria as the country slides further into disorder, seven months into the uprising against President Bashar Assad.
"All of Qamishli is out today, the funeral is turning into a massive protest," Kurdish activist and lawyer Mustafa Osso told The Associated Press, as the grieving cries of fellow mourners were heard through the phone.
The mourners swelling through Qamishli's streets called on Assad to step down, with chants of "Leave, Leave." Osso said more than 50,000 people were on Qamishli's streets to take part in the funeral.
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