karl
April 29th, 2013, 08:36 AM
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a car bomb attack in the capital, Damascus, state media say.
The blast in the capital's western Mezzeh district targeted Mr Halqi's convoy, state TV said, reportedly causing a number of casualties.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said Mr Halqi's bodyguard had been killed, AFP news agency reported.
It is unclear whether the blast was a suicide bombing or a planted device.
Mr Halqi survived but his bodyguard was killed, reports say
State television carried a brief interview with Mr Halqi, saying that it was filmed after the attack.
He appears assured but somewhat shaken in the interview, in which he talks about a meeting he has just attended on the economy.
State TV said the blast happened at a busy intersection, near a public garden and a school. The upmarket neighbourhood is home to government buildings, the residences of several political figures and a military airport vital to the regime's defences.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22335430
The blast in the capital's western Mezzeh district targeted Mr Halqi's convoy, state TV said, reportedly causing a number of casualties.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said Mr Halqi's bodyguard had been killed, AFP news agency reported.
It is unclear whether the blast was a suicide bombing or a planted device.
Mr Halqi survived but his bodyguard was killed, reports say
State television carried a brief interview with Mr Halqi, saying that it was filmed after the attack.
He appears assured but somewhat shaken in the interview, in which he talks about a meeting he has just attended on the economy.
State TV said the blast happened at a busy intersection, near a public garden and a school. The upmarket neighbourhood is home to government buildings, the residences of several political figures and a military airport vital to the regime's defences.
Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22335430