[Cindy]

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10:21 Black smoke said rising from area around U.S. embassy in Damascus (Reuters)
Haaretz ^ | 9/12 2006 | Haaretz

Posted on 09/12/2006 12:30:17 AM PDT by Eurotwit

10:25 Witnesses: Syrian forces surround U.S. embassy in Damascus, seal off area (Reuters)

10:22 Witnesses: Heavy gunfire heard in central Damascus (Reuters)

10:21 Black smoke said rising from area around U.S. embassy in Damascus (Reuters)

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[KneelBeforeZod]

no prisoners this time

[BlackVeil]

Thanks for the update. This is an important story. Also - on Reuters: DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Smoke rose from the Rawda area housing the U.S. embassy in central Damascus on Tuesday and the sound of heavy gunfire was heard around the complex, witnesses said.

The witnesses said Syrian security forces had surrounded the embassy building and sealed off the area.

No other details were immediately available.

The area also houses vital security installations and the houses of the most senior officials in the Syrian government.

"It appears that the embassy is coming under attack," one resident in the area told Reuters.