Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
May 23, 2014, al Akhbar
Syrian rebels bombarded a campaign rally in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s June 3 election bid, killing a number of citizens, Syrian state media and a monitoring group said Friday.
The mortar fire hit a tent where Assad supporters had gathered in the southern city of Daraa late on Thursday.
“Armed terrorist groups targeted civilians in a [national campaign] tent which led to the martyrdom of a number of citizens and injuring others,” state-run SANA said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the attack, saying at least 20 people were killed, including children, and 30 injured.
Al-Akhbar cannot independently verify casualty tolls.
