Syrian security forces have shot dead at least 21 people as mass protests have again swept across the country after Friday prayers, activists say.

Witnesses said at least eight people were killed when shots were fired into a protest in the central city of Homs.

Deaths are also being reported at protests in other parts of the country.

The rallies come a day after US President Barack Obama called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to lead a transition to democracy or "get out".

"The Syrian government must stop shooting demonstrators and allow peaceful protests," he said in a key policy speech about the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday.
I think its fair to say as many people or more are dying in Syria as in Libya. the UN is a joke

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