Syrian opposition released footage Sunday that it says was filmed in the restive city of Homs, in which a civilian cameraman is fired upon by troops dispatched by President Bashar Assad.

In the video, the photographer documents the security forces firing indiscriminately at citizens and homes in the Karm a-Shami neighborhood. As the photographer narrates what is happening around him, the camera focuses on a uniformed man hiding near a house below.

Open gallery view Anti-government protesters holding a banner that reads "Go out Bashar" during a pro-democracy demonstration after Friday prayers in Tal Kalakh on June 10, 2011. Credit: AFP/YouTube

After a few seconds the soldier is seen pointing his gun at the photographer and firing, apparently hitting him as the camera drops. Media outlets outside of Syria have yet to verify the events documented.

Also on Sunday, Assad sacked the governor of Hama province, a day after tens of thousands of protesters massed in the provincial capital to demand the Syrian leader step down.

The demonstration in Hama, scene of a bloody crackdown by Assad's father nearly 30 years ago, was part of nationwide protests which activists said were some of the biggest since the uprising against Assad's rule erupted 14 weeks ago

