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Syria crisis: PM Halaqi 'survives Damascus car bombing' | |
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Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi has survived a car bomb attack in the capital, Damascus, reports say. | |
The blast in Mazzeh district targeted Mr Halaqi's convoy, state television said. There are reported to be a number of casualties. | |
UK-based activist group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Mr Halaqi's bodyguard had been killed, AFP news agency reported. | |
Syrian news agency Sana said the explosion hit near Ibn Rushed Park. |