(Los Angeles Times) Borzou Daragahi and Roula Hajjar - Syrian forces used gunboats and tanks in Latakia on Sunday. At least 25 people were killed and an estimated 100 wounded said activists, who added that the attacks appeared to be a response to the large protests in the city Friday. Activists charged that Syrian security officials were shooting people in the streets of the Ramleh neighborhood, where many Palestinians reside. "Entire buildings are being shelled with heavy artillery. The bodies stay on the streets because we are unable to leave our home and get them," said Abu Yousef, a local resident.
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