A Syrian woman holds a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad ...

10th Nov 2005, 16:02 GMT

(AP) - A Syrian woman holds a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad as crowds gathered Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 outside the Damascus University auditorium, where he made a speech. Assad stressed that his country is 'innocent' denying any involvement in Rafiq Hariri's murder, and pledged to cooperate with the investigation committee. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi).