Muslims celebrate Eid with prayers, feasts

Muslims celebrate Eid with prayers, feasts

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Millions of Muslims began celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan today with morning prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts to mark the holiday, amid concerns over violence. In Syria, mortars pounded an upscale district of Damascus in the same area where President Bashar Assad was attending holiday prayers at a mosque. A rebel brigade claimed on its Facebook and Twitter pages that it hit the motorcade, but the information minister denied the attack and state TV showed Assad at the mosque.