[ZITAT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5337458.stm]
'Attack' on US embassy in Syria
The US embassy in Damascus is reported to have come under attack,
with reports of heavy gunfire and loud explosions.
Security forces have sealed off the Rawda area, which houses other
embassies, security installations and senior officials' residences.
There has been no official confirmation of developments in Damascus,
which has seen sporadic unrest in recent years.
Syria is an authoritarian state where the security forces exert tight
control on the population and the media.
A security source told the BBC it is believed Syrian forces may have
foiled a bomb attack on the US embassy.
Ambulances and fire engines were seen rushing to the area through the
mid-morning traffic.
A BBC correspondent in the region says the reported attack comes at a
time of heightened tensions between the Washington and Damascus, with
bitterness in Syria over US support for Israeli military action in
Lebanon.
The US accuses Syria of supporting the insurgency in Iraq and not
doing enough to prevent weapons going to Hezbollah militants in
Lebanon.
In April 2004, four people were killed in a clash between Syrian
police and a team of suspected bombers in the diplomatic quarter of
Damascus.
The authorities accused Islamic militants of trying to blow up an
explosives-laden car near the Canadian embassy.
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und noch ein Zitat: "Alles noch einmal genau so" (Florian Rötzer)
'Attack' on US embassy in Syria
The US embassy in Damascus is reported to have come under attack,
with reports of heavy gunfire and loud explosions.
Security forces have sealed off the Rawda area, which houses other
embassies, security installations and senior officials' residences.
There has been no official confirmation of developments in Damascus,
which has seen sporadic unrest in recent years.
Syria is an authoritarian state where the security forces exert tight
control on the population and the media.
A security source told the BBC it is believed Syrian forces may have
foiled a bomb attack on the US embassy.
Ambulances and fire engines were seen rushing to the area through the
mid-morning traffic.
A BBC correspondent in the region says the reported attack comes at a
time of heightened tensions between the Washington and Damascus, with
bitterness in Syria over US support for Israeli military action in
Lebanon.
The US accuses Syria of supporting the insurgency in Iraq and not
doing enough to prevent weapons going to Hezbollah militants in
Lebanon.
In April 2004, four people were killed in a clash between Syrian
police and a team of suspected bombers in the diplomatic quarter of
Damascus.
The authorities accused Islamic militants of trying to blow up an
explosives-laden car near the Canadian embassy.
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und noch ein Zitat: "Alles noch einmal genau so" (Florian Rötzer)