Police have arrested 6 people after a protest at the Syrian embassy in London.

After news of a fresh massacre by pro-regime forces in the city of Homs, around 200 protesters gathered outside the Embassy from 2pm on Saturday.

Protesters chanted slogans calling for the overthrow of Syrian dictator Asad, and against ‘intervention’ by NATO.

5 people remain in custody after breaking into the embassy and 1 person was arrested for assaulting a copper, after the demonstration was kettled.

People around the world responded to a call from Syrian activists in revolutionary Cairo, appealing for demonstrations at Syrian embassies, in solidarity with the uprising.

In Germany, 20 forced their way into the Syrian embassy, damaging offices. There were similar scenes in Athens where 13 were arrested after storming the embassy there. Around 300 Syrian exiles and Libyan revolutionaries occupied the Syrian embassy in Libya, hanging the opposition flag from the gate.

Protesters in Cairo burnt down part of the Syrian embassy, while in Kuweit, windows were broken and the opposition’s flag raised. In Canberra, offices were ransacked, leaving debris strewn across the street outside.

The government of Tunisia has expelled the Syrian ambassador, and ended its recognition of the regime.

The international spread of the protests is great – the Arab Spring has inspired millions across the world. It has shown that ordinary people, when organised, can overthrow vicious regimes even when they are protected by hundreds of billions of dollars worth of military and security equipment provided over decades by western imperialists.

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