At least two people including a policeman were killed and seven people were injured in a rare anti-govt protest over rising prices in Syria.
Protests escalated in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after protesters burned down the governor's residence.
Anti-government demonstrations are rare in Syria where President Bashar Assad stamped out a pro-democracy uprising over a decade ago.
Assad survived the resulting civil war but the conflict has plunged Syria into poverty, coupled with a food security and energy crisis.
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