Protestors Attack London Syrian Embassy
Duration 06:10
00:00:00 TITLE: "Saturday 4 February 2012. More than 300 people were killed in Homs, Syria, in the space of three hours. Anger spilled out on to the streets of London from the Syrian community. The Syrian embassy was attacked twice."
00:13:00 FADE IN/WIDE: Protestors are singing outside the Syrian embassy in London.
00:18:12 WIDE: A man leads the protestors singing on a megaphone.
00:22:10 CLOSE UP: A line of women sing, clapping their hands that are painted red.
00:24:07 CLOSE UP: A woman with tears of blood painted on her face holds a placard.
00:26:04 WIDE: A man leads the protestors singing on a megaphone.
00:27:19 INTERVIEW: A young male protestor: "Yes my name is Razu Shamali from Homs."
00:30:12 WIDE: A man leads the protestors singing on a megaphone.
00:33:00 CLOSE UP: Men protest with hands painted red.
00:35:12 WIDE: A woman chants , her hands are painted red and she has red streaks painted on her cheeks.
00:38:12 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "We're here protesting in support of the Syrian people. They rose up around 11 months ago, asking for their freedom and ever since they have been met with aggression and brutality from the regime."
00:41:00 A female protestor has red marks painted on her cheeks.
00:46:00 A young boy holds a banner saying 1600 killed, 16,000 arrested, 16,000 refugees.
00:48:00 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "We've been coming here weekly supporting them, show that we're with them and are willing to do anything it takes to try to help them to gain their freedom."
00:49:02 WIDE: Protestors chant, "David Cameron, shame on you."
00:52:16 PAN RIGHT TO LEFT: Protestors chant, "David Cameron, shame on you."
00:55:24 VOXPOP: Female protestor Zamzam.
Interviewer: "There doesn't seem to be much movement and support from the international community."
Zamzam: "No, there isn't. It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. It's just the people who are outside, all we can do is demonstrate."
01:06:05 VOXPOP: Elderly female protestor: "British government should kick out this ambassador, stupid ambassador. They should kick him out."
01:12:16: PAN RIGHT TO LEFT: A child with red tears painted on his face sits on his fathers shoulders as protestors dance.
01:17:06 CLOSE UP: Protestors chant and clap hands.
01:21:00 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "When the British government and American government want to do something they can do it. I don't really mind what they do as long as they do something which gets us somewhere. If they do want to send army or planes or anything, whether it's just backing to the Free Syrian Army, who are willing to fight. They have enough man power but they don't have enough weapons to fight."
01:26:00 MID SHOT: A protestor on a megaphone holds up a toy pistol.
01:29:00 CLOSE UP: A protestor on a megaphone holds up a toy pistol.
01:32:00 VOXPOP: Female protestor Zamzam: "I think the Syrians should take up arms and get rid of Bashar."
01:35:11 VOXPOP: Elderly female protestor: "They slaughtered over 380 people. They slaughtered the babies."
01:41:09 A picture of a young boy sits by a bunch of flowers and a sign saying, "Russia, you're responsible".
01:47:09 VOXPOP: Female protestor Kinana Safour: "That little boy is Hamza al-Khateeb. He was 13-years old when he was tortured, brutally tortured. His genitals were cut off by the Assad regime. He was shot several times. He was sent back to his family in Deraa as a corpse."
01:58:18 VOXPOP: Male protestor Assim Sirhan from Golan Heights: "Now they don't let us to go to our embassy where we should step in. It's our embassy, it's not their embassy. It's Syrian-Arabic republic, it's not Syrian-Al Assad as they said.
02:08:12 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "The regime won't be safe in its embassies because these are not the regime's embassies. These are our embassies, they are the people's embassies and we will do everything in our power to get them back."
02:14:12 Police with batons tackle protestors who have broken through barriers into the street.
02:20:03 Protestors attempt to break through police lines.
02:27:10 A female police officer tries to calm the crowd but is overwhelmed.
02:30:03 Protestors behind barriers chant angrily and police threaten with batons.
02:33:22 Protestors push forwards on police lines.
02:38:03 A protestor is thrown to the ground by a police officer.
02:44:03 A Chief Inspector armed with a baton tells his officers to retreat.
02:47:02 As police retreat the protestors take the street outside the Syrian Embassy.
02:51:03 Protestors mass and chant at the reinforced barriers outside the Syrian Embassy.
02:55:15 Riot police guard the reinforced barriers outside the embassy, threatening to hit protestors with batons.
03:00:03 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "Arab League is a useless group of people who can do nothing. They sit and talk an all they do is give the regime more time to kill us.
03:02:10 VOXPOP: Elderly female protestor: " What about this security council, stupid security council and Russia."
03:00:03 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "Anyone you ask here they will not have any good thing to say about the Arab League and its mission in Syria."
03:12:10 A shouts protestor at the riot police protesting the syrian Embassy, he says: "This is our embassy. Its nothing to do with you."
03:16:23 Riot police use lash out with batons across the barricade.
03:20:23 Protestors stand on the barricade hold up the syrian flag.
03:23:12 Riot police strike at protestors on the baricades with long shields and batons.
03:26:08 Riot police use long shields against protestors.
03:33:14 Riot police and a protestor clash on the barricade.
03:50:00 A masked protestor climbs on the barricade and is hit with a long shield.
03:56:00 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali: "From the beginning a lot of people supported the revolution, but obviously they were very scared from the regime and its effects on their families. Like if I protest and my family are not safe, even if you don't protest your family is not safe. So, now that they're saying they are coming out in support of us."
04:03:13 Riot police armed with shields and batons run in to clear the street.
04:11:18 Riot police use round shields to push people off the street.
04:15:18 Riot police use round shields to push people off the street.
04:18:00 A protester uses his body to challenge a riot officer and is beaten back.
04:23:00 An elderly man tries to defend himself against being hit with a baton.
04:27:00 Riot police push back protestors lashing out with batons.
04:19:12 Riot police strike a man with batons.
04:36:00 Riot police remove a protestor to be arrested, he shouts, "Shame on you British police. You are not human."
04:43:12 A riot police snatch squad takes a man from the crowd.
04:46:00 VOXPOP: Male protestor Assim Sirhan: "When my father and my father's family were in Golan Heights at 1967 Hafez Assad withdrew all the army unconditionally. And he left my family to face the Israeli army. He did the same at 1972. If you ask half a million displaced people in Syria, who were displaced form Golan Heights they will answer you with the same answer. This government sold Golan Heights to Israel and Israel is putting pressure on the whole world's politicians to keep Golan Heights, my land. It's my land and my father's land and my grandfather's land."
04:53:13 Protestors are led away to be arrested by police.
05:14:24 A riot police snatch squad enters the crowd of protestors from the rear.
05:17:23 Riot police baton an old man over the head and hit other protestors.
05:27:23 Riot police retreat from the crowd, hitting out with batons.
05:32:23 Protestors push barriers back against the police and kick at a metal fence.
05:37:11 Police hold the metal fence.
05:40:10 Riot police attend an injured protestor lying in the road.
05:43:00 A riot police officer attends the injured protestor.
05:45:24 A medic cuts open the injured protestors trousers.
05:48:23 A medic gives the injured protestor oxygen.
05:52:23 INTERVIEW: Razu Shamali:"And the police haven't been helpful at all, I have to say. Yesterday eight people ended up being unconscious on the ground. So this is also something I want from the British government. They say they want to help the Syrian people, they won't allow us our freedom. This is the first thing they can do, they could allow the people in Britain their freedom first before they try to do something for Syria."
05:58:23 Medics lift the injured protestor on to a stretcher.
06:01:23 Medics wheel the stretcher towards an ambulance: FADE OUT.