Syrian tanks ‘pull back from Hama’ | PHPmyScrum

Syrian tanks ‘pull back from Hama’ | PHPmyScrum

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Mass crowds came onto the streets of Hama on Friday, the city’s largest display of dissent since protests began [AFP]

Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles deployed at the entrances to the city of Hama have pulled back, residents said.

They headed north on Sunday after moving close to the city of 650,000 people.

The move comes two days after the city saw the largest protest against President Bashar al-Assad since an uprising began three months ago.

“The regime is using scare tactics, but the people of Hama are not bowing,” one of the residents said.

He said tens of thousands of people assembled for a night rally at the main square on Sunday, despite electricity cuts designed to hamper protests.

Tens of people were earlier arrested in neighbourhoods on the edges of Hama and secret police patrols were seen in the city, residents said.

Meanwhile, activists and a resident said Syrian forces shot dead two protesters during a demonstration in a Damascus suburb. read more...