Syrians block Hama streets with burning tires (Reuters)



Turkish soldiers patrol on the Turkish side of Turkish-Syrian border as people wait to cross into Turkey in a rural area on the Syrian side of the border zone near the Turkish village of Guvecci, 50 km (31 miles) from Hatay city centre, June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Residents in the Syrian city of Hama blocked streets with burning tires on Thursday to keep out busloads of security forces, and dozens of families fled to a nearby town, an activist and a resident said.