Violence flares at Syrian protest

After online calls for a "day of dignity", protesters demanding an end to alleged government corruption took to the streets of cities across Syria on Friday. But they were met with a violent crackdown orchestrated by state security forces.

In one video subsequently posted online, water cannon are used on crowds of protesters. Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports on the "Facebook youth" who appear to be keeping one step ahead of the authorities.

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[narayana777]

very simple war,muslims wants to destroyed alewits.alewits is religion mostly looks like christianiti.bashar asad is an alewit.

[usespanner1]

@StringsQuarks

Oh, come on! It's not the Middle Age!! But I know, nobody can stop the idiotic sectarian violence.

[StringsQuarks]

@usespanner1 Let them fight their religious wars. It's Sunnis against Shia and vice versa.

It is very important for them to prove who was the successor of Mohammed (Abu Bakr or Ali) that died almost 1,400 years ago or so.

You can not stop them, they will fight anyway.

[Ali221539]

Bashar-al-Asad is a very good man at heart. Some bad people are making fake videos just to show that he is the culprit. May Allah bless Asad.

[alahuabak]

@najantzzz not bomb shoot

[usespanner1]

Israeli people are not interested in Syria. But we in europe (hungary) support the free Syria Army and the People!

[westmujaheed]

ZIONISTS ARE DESPERATED AGAINST SYRIA AND IRAN, COZ THEY KNOW ISRAHELL END IS COMING. VIVA BASHAR AL ASSAD.

[firstonethrough]

watch

I hate Israel - Syria's Rebuke

for some perspective

[taroctg]

Bangladesh supports Syrian freedom fighters.

[Herb615]

Dear Israel and NATO. Let the people of Syria fight this battle alone.