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Syrian TV confirms death of general in bombing

Updated: 2012-07-18 22:51
( Agencies)

BEIRUT - Syrian state television said General Hassan Turkmani, a former defence minister and senior military official, died of wounds sustained in a bomb attack in Damascus on Wednesday, confirming earlier reports from security sources.

The bombing at a security building in the Syrian capital also killed Defence Minister Daoud Rajha and President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat.

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