Syria interior minister injured in blast

He is reported to be in a stable condition.

Syria’s defense minister, his deputy who is also President Assad’s brother-in-law and security chief were killed in the attack targeting the headquarters of the National Security Bureau in the capital on Wednesday.

Cabinet ministers and senior security officials were meeting inside the building in Rawda distric at the time of the attack.

Some reports suggest that the suspected bomber worked as a bodyguard for the officials.

The violence comes as armed groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continue their attacks in the capital for the fourth straight day.

Syria has been the scene of deadly unrest since mid-March, 2011 and many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.

The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing protesters. But Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

HM/AZ

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