Syrian Government Forces Fire On Protesters

from National Public Radio

The Syrian government's crackdown against demonstrators hasn't deterred them from taking to the streets. There are reports that security forces have fired on a large protest in the country's third-largest city Homs. Philip Sands, of The National, and English-language newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates, talks to Renee Montagne about the protests.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, April 19, 2011