Thousands turn out to support Syrian president
Thursday, 13 October 2011
DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (AFP): Thousands of people rallied in central Damascus Wednesday in a show of support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad which has been shaken by mass protests for nearly seven months.
The news agency journalist witnessing the demonstration said it had begun with a call on the Facebook page "My homeland, Syria" of Assad supporters urging them to rally to "reinforce unity and solidarity with the families of martyrs and thank Russia and China for their stand against the conspiracy" targeting Syria.