Al Arabiya: Syrian Interior Minister killed in Damascus blast
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According to conflicting reports, Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar was killed in Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack on the National Security headquarters in Damascus, Al Arabiya TV network reported.
Syrian state television said earlier that a "terrorist bomb" exploded during a meeting of ministers and security officials at a national security building in Damascus, killing Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law Assef Shawkat. (Roi Kais)