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"greatly disturbed" Tweet Share this By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Suleiman al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces opened fire on mourners near a mosque in the flashpoint city of Deraa after a mass funeral for pro-democracy protesters, two witnesses said. Security forces... Email Print Related News At least 37 killed on Friday in Syria: rights group Sat, Apr 9 2011 Analysis & Opinion Fight against corruption good; what about the method? Can autocrats tolerate citizen participation? Related Topics World » United Nations » Syria » Related Video Protests sweep across Syria Sat, Apr 9 2011 1 / 3 Syrian ethnic Kurds demonstrate after Friday prayers in the Syrian town of Qamishli, April 8, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Handout By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Suleiman al-Khalidi AMMAN | Sat Apr 9, 2011 11:54pm EDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces opened fire on mourners near a mosque in the flashpoint city of Deraa after a mass funeral for pro-democracy protesters, two witnesses said. Security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse thousands of people who were chanting freedom slogans after assembling near the old Omari mosque in the old quarter of the city, the witnesses said on Saturday. Dozens of people have been killed in a wave of protests across Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. A Syrian rights group said at least 37 people had been killed in protests across the country on Friday. "Syrian security committed (in Deraa) what could be called a crime against humanity," the National Organization for Human Rights said in a statement. "It fired indiscriminately on protesters and killed and wounded tens of them." State television for its part said armed groups had killed 19 policemen and wounded 75 in the city, near the border with Jordan. The Interior Ministry warned it would not tolerate breaches of the law and would deal with "armed groups," state news agency SANA said. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told Assad in a telephone call "he was greatly disturbed by the latest reports of violence against protesters," a U.N. statement said. WOUNDED YOUTHS A witness in Deraa said he had seen at least four youths wounded by snipers being taken by protesters to a nearby clinic. Residents say people avoid taking many of the wounded to state-run hospitals for fear the injured will be arrested by plain clothes security personnel stationed in hospitals. Popular demonstrations calling for greater freedom, inspired by Arab uprisings that began in Tunisia and Egypt, have shaken Syria. Assad has responded with a mixture of force against protesters, gestures toward political reform and concessions to conservative Muslims, including closing Syria's only casino. In the early hours of Saturday, security forces used live ammunition to disperse hundreds of people in Latakia, causing scores of injuries and possible deaths, residents said. One witness said he had seen water trucks washing blood off the streets near Takhasussieh School in the Sleibeh district. "You can't go two steps on the street without risking arrest," a resident said. "It's difficult to know if there were deaths, but we heard heavy AK-47 fire." Ban, who urged "maximum restraint" in a call with Assad a week earlier, told him on Saturday violence by any side was deplorable and the government had a duty to protect civilians. 1 2 Next World United Nations Syria Tweet this Share this Link 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. 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