Amateur video out of Syria appears to show a funeral under attack in Damascus.<br/> <br />The video, which could not be independently verified by Reuters, comes amid reports that shootings took place at funerals for three people killed Friday in protests against President Bashar al-Assad.<br/> <br />People scramble amid the sound of gunfire.<br/> <br />Armed soldiers are seen on the streets.<br/> <br />A witness told Reuters by telephone, "They started firing at the crowd right after the burial."<br/> <br />The opposition Syrian Revolution Coordination Union said gunfire near the cemetery had killed one mourner and wounded four others, including a woman who was hit in the head.<br/> <br />A shopkeeper told Reuters many protesters were arrested.<br/> <br />Assad says the turmoil engulfing Syria is a ploy to split the country.<br/> <br />Footage purportedly out of Homs appears to show a city under attack.<br/> <br />The U.N says more than 5,500 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising began last March.<br/> <br />Syria has banned most independent media from the country making it difficult to verify accounts from activists or the government.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
