BBC sees crowd surge over rumoured execution of Assad henchman

The BBC sees a crowd surge in Damascus as rumours spread that a hated Assad henchman is about to be executed.

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But as the BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains, there are now demands for retribution from Syrians, with some calling for the public execution of those who served the Assads.

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