Syria PM 'assassination attempt'

Syria's prime minister has survived an assassination attempt in a bomb attack in Damascus.

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Syria's Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack which the country's government claims was an assassination attempt.

The bomb exploded this morning in the Syrian capital of Damascus in an area where many embassies are based.

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Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack in central Damascus, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. Credit: SANA

The explosion rocked the Mezze district near Ibn Rushed park in Damascus, SANA reported. Credit: SANA

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack in central Damascus, state television reported. Credit: RTV

The attack targeted the Syrian Prime Minister's convoy, Syrian state television reported. Credit: RTV

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki. Credit: Reuters

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state TV reported.

There has been a bomb attack in the Mezze district of Damascus, Syria. Syrian state television described the attack as a "terrorist explosion".

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