BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian rights activist says hundreds of Kurdish mourners are gathering in a northeastern city for the funeral of five people killed by security forces.
Mustafa Osso also says more than a 100 security agents in uniform have deployed in the main square of Qamishli ahead of the funeral, as unrest builds in the majority-Kurdish region.
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