Candlelight Vigil for Aleppo Scheduled at Washington Square Park Friday

WEST VILLAGE, NY — New Yorkers are asked to gather at the Fountain Plaza at Washington Square Park Friday afternoon to hold a candlelight vigil for citizens of Aleppo and to protest the country's involvement in Syria's civil war.

The demonstration will go from 4-8 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring candles, flowers and signs.

Over 3,000 people are "attending" the Facebook event.

"Hey NYC! What's happening in Aleppo is absolutely disgusting and we should all be in mourning for humanity right now. We CANNOT stand at the sidelines. We MUST act now. I know it feels hopeless but we have to educate the masses and we have to fight back and not be complacent in people's oppression," a protestor organizer, Hebh Jamal, posted on the Facebook event page.

Syrian government forces are bombarding Aleppo and attempting to starve out the last-remaining rebels, the New York Times reported Tuesday. According to the Times report, Russian officials declared that rebel forces agreed Tuesday to hand the city over to government forces.

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