Syrian Prime Minister Escapes Assassination Attempt

Syrian Prime Minister Uninjured After Bomb Targets Motorcade In Damascus -- CNN

(CNN) -- Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survived a bombing targeting his motorcade Monday in an upscale Damascus neighborhood, but the government and the opposition each reported casualties.

"The premier is safe," the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said, citing an official government source. The incident occurred in a leafy swath of the Mezzeh district in southwest Damascus.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's government, also reported that the prime minister survived.

The observatory said one of al-Halqi's escorts and five civilians were killed. Another escort and a driver were badly injured, the group said.

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