Cairo: Around 2,000 protesters are rallying
outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo to demand authorities
expel the country's ambassador because of Damascus' deadly
crackdown on dissent.
The protesters marched today from a mosque near the
epicenter of the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square to the
nearby Syrian Embassy, chanting against Syrian President
Bashar Assad's regime.
Some of the demonstrators lifted their shoes and beat a
picture of the Syrian ambassador.
Unlike several Gulf nations, Egypt has not downgraded its
diplomatic relations with Syria, angering many Egyptians.
Friday's rally was the largest anti-Assad protest in Cairo
since the Syrian uprising began 11 months ago. A few hundred
protesters stormed the Syrian Embassy in Cairo last month.
PTI
First Published: Friday, February 17, 2012, 23:47