Assad seeks 'national dialogue' as Syria protests continue
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday launched a "national dialogue" while freeing hundreds of political prisoners in an amnesty opposition groups and Washington say does not go far enough. Rights groups say at least 1100 people have died, with a further 10000 arrested, since pro-democracy protests began in mid-March. Images of protests throughout Syria on Wednesday night. **ATTENTION: these images were obtained from YouTube. We have been able to confirm that these images were shot in suburbs of Damascus (Qabun, Mazzeh, Harasta), Homes and Idleb. The posting on YouTube says the images were filmed on the night of June 1 to June 2, 2011.Duration: 00:25
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