Syria: Open Warfare On Streets Of Homs -- The Telegraph
Syrian activists have uploaded video to the internet which is purported to show running gun battles in the streets of Homs.
In the first clip, which is believed to have been filmed in the besieged city on Thursday, activists claim a government soldier "targets" a cameraman with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Further footage to emerge from the city is said to show a battle for a key military checkpoint within the city's central market.
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