Syrian troops kill 6 demonstrators amid mass protests

SYRIAN security forces opened fire on protesters, killing at least six people as thousands joined demonstrations across the country calling for an end to President Bashar Assad’s regime, witnesses and activists said.

International condemnation is growing as the uprising enters its seventh week with no end in sight. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said Syria has agreed to allow UN teams to enter the country and check the humanitarian situation there.

Syrian authorities also detained Riad Seif, a leading opposition figure and former lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of the regime during the seven-week uprising, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.