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2013-04-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives assassination bid
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escaped an assassination bid on Monday, surviving a blast against his convoy in Damascus, in the latest attack on top members of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The attack came as Republican lawmakers in the United States stepped up calls for American action after claims Assad’s regime used chemical weapons against its population during its battle against an uprising now in its third year.

Syrian state television said Halqi was unharmed in the blast in the Mazzeh district of the capital.

“The terrorist explosion in Mazzeh was an attempt to target the prime minister’s convoy and Dr. Wael al-Halqi was unharmed,” state television reported, adding that the blast had caused casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said one of Halqi’s bodyguards had been killed.

“A second bodyguard and the driver are in critical condition,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP, adding that the convoy appeared to have been targeted by a remotely-detonated car bomb.

State television said the explosion happened near a public garden and a school in the neighbourhood, a well-secured district that is home to embassies, government buildings, intelligence facilities and several political figures.
Posted by tipper 2013-04-29 08:40|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 So who are these "Republican" lawmakers who are so hot for us to go get mixed up in this nasty family quarrel?
Posted by Muggsy Mussolini1226 2013-04-29 15:11||   2013-04-29 15:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Muggsy Musso its McCain, Lindsey Graham..the usual suspects.
Posted by Bertie Dingle9960 2013-04-29 19:54||   2013-04-29 19:54|| Front Page Top

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