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18-03-04, 15:39
Syria: Kurds fire upon police homes
Syrian Kurds have opened fire on the homes of police officers in northeastern Syria in the latest incident in unprecedented clashes between police and minority Kurds.
No one appeared to be hurt in the shooting on Wednesday night in the city of Qamishli, close to Syria's borders with Turkey and Iraq.
"A group of Kurds on motorcycles opened fire at the houses of police officers in the al-Sena'a area late at night," said a resident of the ethnically mixed city where riots by Kurds began after a soccer match last Friday.
"The police returned fire but no one was injured. The Kurds fled," the resident, who asked not to be identified, said by telephone from Qamishli.
"Apart from that incident, things seem to be calm," the resident said.
Another resident said he heard gunshots but was not aware of their origin or target.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5D4492F5-7F47-4749-8957-CBFD3135BC22.htm
Syrian Kurds have opened fire on the homes of police officers in northeastern Syria in the latest incident in unprecedented clashes between police and minority Kurds.
No one appeared to be hurt in the shooting on Wednesday night in the city of Qamishli, close to Syria's borders with Turkey and Iraq.
"A group of Kurds on motorcycles opened fire at the houses of police officers in the al-Sena'a area late at night," said a resident of the ethnically mixed city where riots by Kurds began after a soccer match last Friday.
"The police returned fire but no one was injured. The Kurds fled," the resident, who asked not to be identified, said by telephone from Qamishli.
"Apart from that incident, things seem to be calm," the resident said.
Another resident said he heard gunshots but was not aware of their origin or target.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5D4492F5-7F47-4749-8957-CBFD3135BC22.htm