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Radio 5 Live,1 min

Syrian man says friends were shot 'like birds' at protest

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A Syrian man says nine of his friends "fell down like birds" after they were shot dead by government forces during a protest. Afterwards Ayman Hirh, who ran a successful construction business in Damascus, fled Syria in fear of his and his family's lives in 2012. Mr Hirh, his wife and twin sons now live in a small flat in Edinburgh. He told reporter James Shaw what he saw that day. This clip is from 5 live on 12 November 2014, as part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Syria's War coverage.

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