Death toll climbs after Syria funeral violence

Syrian security forces fired on funeral processions that drew tens of thousands, one day after the bloodiest crackdown so far in the uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Death toll climbs after Syria funeral violence

Syrian security forces fired on funeral processions that drew tens of thousands, one day after the bloodiest crackdown so far in the uprising against President Bashar Assad.

The shootings pushed the two-day death toll to more than 120 and two politicians and a religious leader resigned in disgust over the killings.

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