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Activist: Syrian protesters attack Baath building

The Columbian
Published: March 25, 2011, 12:00am

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A prominent Syrian rights activist says protesters in the coastal town of Latakia have set fire to offices of the ruling Baath party.

Ammar Qurabi, who heads the National Organization for Human Rights, says dozens of people staged an anti-government protest in the town Saturday. He said four people were killed when armed forces fired on protesters Friday.

Qurabi, who moved to Egypt after Syria’s unrest began a week ago, is in close touch with activists in Latakia and other Syrian cities. His account could not immediately be independently confirmed.

Latakia is almost evenly divided between the country’s majority Sunni Muslims and Alawites, members of a branch of Shiite Islam who hold most positions of power, including the presidency.

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