Dozens of Syrians in Aleppo have
staged protests against a rebel siege of government-held areas in the city,
residents have said.
Rebels stopped supplies from entering western parts of the city in a bid to
weaken the supply routes for President Bashar al-Assad's forces, they add.
They say the blockade has led to severe food and medicine shortages.
The World Health Organization has urged Syrians to protect a convoy carrying
medical supplies to the city.
One protester was reportedly shot dead at a demonstration on Tuesday,
according to the UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights.
The group says it was not clear whether the man was shot by rebels trying to
disperse the protest or killed by army sniper fire, as some civilians
claimed.
Amateur footage uploaded onto YouTube shows dozens of men in civilian dress
purportedly protesting at a checkpoint in the rebel-held district of Bustan
al-Qasr, chanting: "The people want an end to the blockade."
The protest is disrupted by several men in black, one carrying a gun,
followed by the sound of gunfire.
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