Heavy smoke and gunfire in Homs. The video posted to a social media website purports to show security forces storming and shelling the city. Activists say that several people several people have been killed in a government crackdown.
In Nahir Asha near Damascus, security forces can be seen arresting a young boy and leading a woman away from a building.Reuters cannot independently verify the content of videoAt least 20 people were killed in clashes across Syria on Wednesday.
