Dara'a, Syria: Hundreds of protesters set alight to the courthouse, other buildings and cars in the southern Syrian town of Dara'a on Sunday during protests.
The violence came after at least one person was killed and more than 100 wounded, including two in critical condition, when security forces used live rounds against thousands of protesters on a third straight day of demonstrations in the city, rights activists said.
The protesters in Dara'a, where four other people were killed on Friday, according to rights groups, have been demanding an end to 48 years of emergency law, the release of political prisoners and greater freedoms.
Protesters also torched offices of mobile phone providers MTN and Syriatel and tried to march on the home of the town’s governor, but security forces used warning shots and tear gas.
Several hundred protesters set off from the town’s old city and started torching buildings, cars and the courthouse despite attempts by security forces to disperse them. Unable to march to the governor’s house, protesters set alight trees outside the residence, witnesses said.
