Hundreds attend Aleppo funeral for bomb victims
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Hundreds attend the funeral of those killed by two car bombs in Aleppo.
Authorities say Friday's bombings targeting security officers killed at least 28 and was the worst attack on Syria's commercial hub since the beginning of the 11-month uprising.
No one has claimed responsibility, but Bashar al-Assad's embattled government blames the unrest on foreign-backed "terrorists."
In a video released over the weekend, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri warns anti-government militia and demonstrators in Syria that they cannot rely on Western or Arab nations to dethrone Assad.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AL QAEDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI
"If we want freedom, we must be liberated from this regime. If we want justice, we must retaliate against this regime."
In the meantime, the bombardment on Homs, at the heart of the government crackdown on protesters, paused on Saturday.
Human rights activists claim hundreds have died in the shelling.
Jessica Gray, Reuters
Authorities say Friday's bombings targeting security officers killed at least 28 and was the worst attack on Syria's commercial hub since the beginning of the 11-month uprising.
No one has claimed responsibility, but Bashar al-Assad's embattled government blames the unrest on foreign-backed "terrorists."
In a video released over the weekend, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri warns anti-government militia and demonstrators in Syria that they cannot rely on Western or Arab nations to dethrone Assad.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AL QAEDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI
"If we want freedom, we must be liberated from this regime. If we want justice, we must retaliate against this regime."
In the meantime, the bombardment on Homs, at the heart of the government crackdown on protesters, paused on Saturday.
Human rights activists claim hundreds have died in the shelling.
Jessica Gray, Reuters