Bomb in Damascus
Yet another bomb incidents happen again and again, it seems quite common and most often occurs bombs, but this time the incident hapir bomb killed a prime minister of Syrian.
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.
SANA, which called the blast a "terrorist explosion" targeting al-Halqi's convoy, reported casualties but did not list details. The agency's website cited material damage and posted images of badly damaged cars and a person being carried away on a stretcher.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
Mezzeh is strategically important because it is along a highway that connects to a major Syrian air force base.
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It is also near Mount Mezzeh, the home of al-Assad's palace. For months, Syrian rebels have been trying to infiltrate Damascus in their attempt to oust al-Assad and end four decades of family rule.
The civil war in Syria has killed more than 70,000 people, mostly civilians, over the past two years.
Syria and chemical weapons
Russia sounded another warning Monday about the West's consternation about allegations that Syria has used chemical weapons.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov maintained it's "unacceptable" for countries to use the weapons of mass destruction issue in Syria to topple the al-Assad government.
"Perhaps there are some states that believe any methods are good as long as they can help overthrow the Syrian regime. However, the subject of the use of weapons of mass destruction is far too serious," he said, according to state-run RIA Novosti. "I think it is unacceptable to use it, to speculate on it for geopolitical purposes."
RIA Novosti said Lavrov was commenting on American and British statements that chemical weapons may have been used in Syria.
The foreign minister previously warned against a repeat of the "Iraqi scenario" in which claims that Saddam Hussein's government possessed so-called weapons of mass destruction were the basis of the U.S.-led invasion. He also said that international investigators were asking "too much" by demanding access to all facilities in Syria and to have the right to interview any Syrians.
In a letter sent to lawmakers before U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced there was evidence that sarin was used in Syria, the White House said that intelligence analysts have concluded "with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin."
President Barack Obama has said that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line" threshold for greater U.S. action in the country.
