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Several hundred pro-Assad protesters disrupt 'Friends of Syria' meeting in Tunisia
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epa03119999 Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad scuffle with Tunisian police near the venue where Friends of Syria conference is convening, in Tunis, Tunisia, 24 February 2012. Hundreds of supporters of al-Assad protested outside the planned Friends of Syria conference on 24 February, calling the participants 'enemies of Syria.' The crowd consisted largely of leftist Tunisians. The protesters were prevented by security guards from coming close to the building where the conference was to be held. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARAMOHAMED MESSARA / EPA
epa03120103 Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad shout slogans outside the venue where Friends of Syria conference is convening, in Tunis, Tunisia, 24 February 2012. Hundreds of supporters of al-Assad protested outside the planned Friends of Syria conference on 24 February, calling the participants 'enemies of Syria.' The crowd consisted largely of leftist Tunisians. The protesters were prevented by security guards from coming close to the building where the conference was to be held. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARAMOHAMED MESSARA / EPA
TUNIS, Tunisia -- The main opposition Syrian National Council outlined on Friday its vision for a post-Assad Syria, and appealed for the weapons required to make that happen.
The SNC announced it was proposing an interim presidential council of national leaders and a truth and reconciliation committee at a meeting of the “Friends of Syria” group of 70 Western and Arab nations in Tunisia Friday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ahead of the meeting that rebel fighters would become “increasingly capable,” saying they will “from somewhere, somehow, find the means to defend themselves as well as begin offensive measures."
There was drama as the conference got under way at the Palace Hotel in Tunis, when several hundred pro-Assad protesters breached the grounds, forcing Clinton to be diverted to her hotel and delaying her appearance at the meeting. Police wielding batons stopped them getting inside the hotel itself and drove them out the parking lot after about 15 minutes.
Tunisian police wielding batons beat back several dozen protesters trying to enter the venue of an international meeting on the Syria crisis in Tunis on February 24, 2012. Western and Arab nations are to challenge Syria to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid at a meeting today aimed at tackling President Bashar al-Assad's increasingly bloody crackdown. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)FETHI BELAID / AFP - Getty Images
Tunisian and Syrian's Bashar al Assad Supporters shout slogans during a demostration in front of the conference hotel during the firstFETHI BELAID / AFP - Getty Images
