(AP-New York Times) Syrian security forces fired live ammunition at protesters in two cities on Saturday, a day after the single bloodiest day of Syria's three-week antigovernment uprising. In Dara'a, security forces fired to disperse a funeral march for some of the 37 people killed in protests across the country a day earlier, wounding several people. Earlier, security forces fired live ammunition to break up a sit-in in the port city of Latakia, in the heartland of Syria's ruling elite. On Friday, witnesses said security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters in Dara'a, killing 25 people and wounding hundreds.
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