08/31/11

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Security forces fire on protesters throughout Syria as people mark Eid al-Fitr, which normally is a peaceful holiday celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. - Security forces firing into crowds of protesters killed a 13-year-old boy and six other people across Syria on Tuesday, activists said, closing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, one of the bloodiest periods of President Bashar Assad's months-long military crackdown on a popular uprising.

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