Protests in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province turn violent, leading to the death of a protester and a police officer with seven others wounded
Sweida province has been spared the violence seen in other parts of Syria since the start of the over-decade long conflict.
"At least one protester was killed" when security forces opened fire after protesters entered the building, Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP news agency. The Syrian regime's Interior Minister said in a statement that the people who raided the building were armed and destroyed furniture, smashed windows and looted files.Suwayda24 posted images on social media that showed protesters chanting slogans calling for the fall of the regime as security forces stood guard outside the building.
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