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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read "Dr. Death" Jack Kevorkian dies 11:11am EDT Employment growth slows sharply in May 11:21am EDT Moody's sounds alarm over U.S. debt limit and deficits | 10:10am EDT China meets Libya rebels in latest blow to Gaddafi | 10:59am EDT Analysis: Bond market rally may signal dark times to come 02 Jun 2011 Discussed 76 150 economists back U.S. Republicans in debt fight 44 Romney charges that Obama has ”failed America” 40 Debt-limit hike fails in House in symbolic vote Watched Scientists revive ancient spider in stunning 3D detail Tue, May 24 2011 Massive Australian waterspout caught on film Mon, May 30 2011 Facing a cyber threat 1:03am EDT Syrian forces kill 27 in Hama, crackdown intensifies Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Analysis: Syria bloodshed undermines Assad's gestures 11:11am EDT Analysis & Opinion Pakistan’s journalists won’t be silenced Stirring up the hornet’s nest in Pakistan’s northwest Related Topics World » Syria » Related Video A regime under pressure in Syria Thu, Jun 2 2011 People demonstrate in the Syrian town of Kafranbel May 31, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Handout By Yara Bayoumy BEIRUT | Fri Jun 3, 2011 11:15am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces shot dead at least 27 demonstrators in Hama on Friday, an activist said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in their crackdown on an 11-week revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule. In a pattern seen every Friday since mid-March, protesters have marched out of mosques after noon prayers, to be met by security forces intent on crushing a revolt against Assad, in power in Syria for the last 11 years. Three residents said security forces and snipers fired at tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the city center in one of the biggest protests seen so far in Hama, and scores of wounded were taken to a nearby hospital. "The firing began from rooftops on the demonstrators. I saw scores of people falling in Assi square and the streets and alleyways branching out. Blood was everywhere," a witness who gave his name as Omar told Reuters from Hama. "It looked to me as if hundreds of people have been injured but I was in a panic and wanted to find cover. Funerals for the martyrs have already started," he said. Protests in Hama have a particular resonance, since the city was attacked in 1982 by Assad's father, then President Hafez al-Assad, who crushed an armed Islamist uprising, killing up to 30,000 people and razing parts of the city to the ground. "Tens of thousands turned up in Hama and Idlib in the biggest demonstrations since the uprising. This is a natural reaction to the increased killings and lack of seriousness by the regime for any national reconciliation," said Rami Abulrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who gave the latest death toll figure. Syrian forces also opened fire on demonstrations in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor and in Damascus' Barzeh district. Activists and residents said thousands of people marched in the northwestern province of Idlib, the Kurdish northeast, several Damascus suburbs, the cities of Homs and Hama and the town of Madaya and Zabadani, in the west. ASSAD USES FORCE, PROMISES REFORMS In the southern city of Deraa, where protests first broke out 11 weeks ago, hundreds defied a military curfew and held protests, chanting "No dialogue with killers," two residents in the city told Reuters. The protest later broke up. Analysts say protests continue to spread despite the military crackdown, but have shown no sign yet of reaching the scale needed to topple Assad's rule. Rights groups say Syrian security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians in the unrest, provoking international outrage at Assad's ruthless handling of the demonstrators and leading Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to say Assad's legitimacy "had nearly run out." Syrian authorities blame the violence on armed groups, backed by Islamists and foreign powers, and say the groups have fired on civilians and security forces alike. Authorities have prevented most international media from operating, making it impossible to verify accounts of the violence. One activist, who declined to be named, said that before the shooting started protesters burned the Baath Party office in Hama and said it was not clear how the shooting broke out. Activists say there have been some instances in which citizens have tried to resist security forces by using personal weapons, and of cases where security police have shot soldiers for refusing to fire at protesters. Assad has responded to what is the most sustained and challenging rebellion against his rule by sending in tanks to crush demonstrations in certain flashpoints and by making some reformist gestures, such as issuing a general amnesty to political prisoners and launching national dialogue. But protesters and opposition figures have dismissed these measures. The cities and towns of Deraa, Tel Kelakh, Banias and Rastan have witnessed intense crackdowns by the military. GROWING OUTRAGE Western powers have escalated their condemnation of Assad as the unrest shows no signs of abating and the death toll grows. The United States, the European Union and Australia have all imposed sanctions on Syria, but perhaps because of reluctance to get entangled in another confrontation, such as Libya, and wary of provoking more instability in a region still in the midst of an "Arab Spring," their responses have been less vehement. But outrage has grown over the death of a 13-year-old boy, Hamza al-Khatib, whom activists say was tortured before his body was given back to his family. Syria denies he was tortured. Khatib has emerged as a symbol for protesters and in Dael, a town near Deraa, about 5,000 protesters raised pictures of him as they called for freedom and the downfall of the regime. Two U.N. special advisers said they were alarmed about the Syrian authorities' "systematic and deliberate attacks" against civilians, adding they appear to have been targeting residential neighborhoods in their operations. Opposition figures meeting in Turkey called on Assad to resign immediately and hand power to the vice president until a council is formed to transform the country to democracy. (Additional reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Antalya, Turkey and Suleiman al-Khalidi in Amman and Mariam Karouny in Beirut; Writing by Yara Bayoumy; Editing by Jon Hemming) World Syria Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) FennecFox wrote: The demonstrating Syrians have shown they are the bravest people in the world challenging the world’s bloodiest and most ruthless regime, while the world’s most powerful democracies and their worthless inept “United Nations” are hiding their heads in the sand. One can never believe we are in the 21st century. For God’s sake, why do we need the UN? Why is there a Security Council? What’s the purpose of the Organization for the Islamic Conference? The ridiculous Arab League? Why spend billions every year on maintaining these hopeless institutions? Where is Obama hiding his head? The Syrian people are dying for another speech from him on freedom and democracy. Maybe he can honor us with a call on Assad to continue his reforms, or better still, send him an “I am disappointed” note through his pro-Baath ambassador in Damascus…. Hypocrisy knows no limits. Jun 03, 2011 9:54am EDT -- Report as abuse kareemsharaf wrote: Yara, I have connections in Hama. More than 70 people have been killed in Hama alone and hundreds wounded. Please update your report. Please contact me if you need further info. 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