everybody here, the population [unintelligible] >> this is new footage of protests obtained by the bbc panorama program. this kind of video made by activists, the government calls lies. they say they are terrorists. >> the government calls everybody a protester. >> activists who did believe in dialogue and no longer do. he tells me the government tried to force people off the streets with violence. it failed. this could be a moment of no return. no one here can say when the end will come and what kind of syria will emerge. bbc news, damascus. >> you are watching news day. still to come, we speak to families and students and india that say cast divisions are a major cause of suicide. more than 2 million people have been affected by rain in india. 80 people have died and some areas have been cut off by rising water. heavy monsoon rains have been battering ndf for the past fortnight. >> waiting for help. these villages are some of the 2 million people stranded by -- or their homes are under water. this is the only way to get around. patterns of northern and eastern india. the government launched operation

a different story is told from this footage from the bbc panorama program provided by activists. they say it shows an attack on an ambulance by security forces. this is also a battle for truth. wherever it lies. a new governor was brought in. i asked whether troops had orders to shoot. >> there is no shooting orders at all. until this very moment, no shooting orders. we have been trying to use dialogue. >> clearly, someone has been shooting around the square. the bricks are filled with bullet holes. >> this is where has been a focal voice of protests in the town. it took a lot of convincing to get here, but with a growing and number, we are here and all is quiet. there are protests almost every day. these pictures filmed by protesters showed nighttime clashes at the mosque. these families know what happened here. they did not want to speak. being here told us more, but it did not tell us everything. >> the united states has described an attack on its ambassador in syria as unjustifiable and unwarranted. the syrian government said he was a danger when opposition figure. the ambass

a different story is told in this footage from the bbcs panorama program that was provided by activists. they say it shows an attack on an ambulance by security forces. this is also a battle for troops. wherever it lies, a new governor was brought in a few months ago. i asked him whether troops had order to shoot? >> there is no shooting, no shooting orders at all. until this very moment, no shooting orders. we have been trying to use dialogue. >> but clearly someone has been shooting around this square. the bricks are full of bullet holes. this square next to the old mosque has been a focal point of protest in the townç where all began. we asked to come here on our visit. it took a lot of convincing. now we're here and all is quiet. but there are protests almost every day somewhere here. these films by protesters show nighttime clashes at this mosque. these families know what happens here. they didn't want to speak. just being here told us a lot more, but it didn't tell us everything. lyse doucet, bbc news. >> syria's capital damascus today, the u.s. ambassador roared ford came under