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    November 09, 2011

Syrian Protesters Pelt Opposition with Eggs

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   Syrian protesters throw eggs toward Abdul-Aziz al-Khair, a member of
   the Syrian National Coordination Committee, center, and other
   opposition leaders as they try to enter the Arab League headquarters
   where they were to hold talks with the organization's c
   Photo: AP
   Syrian protesters throw eggs toward Abdul-Aziz al-Khair, a member of
   the Syrian National Coordination Committee, center, and other
   opposition leaders as they try to enter the Arab League headquarters

   Demonstrators confronted a Syrian opposition delegation outside Arab
   League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday. Some protesters called the
   opposition figures "traitors" and pelted them with eggs.
   Reporters say the protesters were apparently concerned the opposition
   figures would agree to a dialogue with Syrian authorities.
   The confrontation forced the four-member delegation to postpone its
   meeting with league officials until later in the day. They were to
   discuss Syria's continuing crackdown on anti-government dissent.
   The Arab League plans to hold an emergency session on Saturday to
   discuss the apparent breakdown of an agreement under which Syrian
   authorities would halt violence against anti-government demonstrators.
   Activists say more than 110 people have been killed in the week since
   Syria announced it had agreed to the plan.
   Syrian opposition activists say security forces killed six more people
   on Wednesday.
   Earlier this week, the U.N. human rights office said at least 3,500
   people have been killed during the Syrian government's eight-month
   crackdown on dissent.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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