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Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
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Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life.
The 63-year-old writer was supposed to have been executed after being imprisoned for seven months.
But he soon realized the men at the door weren't from former Syrian President Bashar Assad ’s notorious security forces, ready to take him to his death. Instead, they were rebels coming to set him free.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/syrian-rebels-free-prisoners-from-assads-dungeons/507-6eaffb15-8ffb-4938-925f-d56ebe81f4a4