Posted on 09/12/2006 12:30:17 AM PDT by Eurotwit
Edited on 09/12/2006 12:46:33 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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)
Update
Last update - 10:38 12/09/2006
Witnesses: Gunfire, explosions near U.S. embassy in Damascus
By Haaretz Service and news agencies
Syrian security forces surrounded the U.S. embassy in Damascus early on Tuesday and sealed off the area, witnesses said, adding that heavy gunfire and explosions had been heard in the area.
"It appears that the embassy is coming under attack," one resident in the area told Reuters.
There was no independent confirmation of the initial reports.
not seeing headlines anywhere on TV.
Whats up?
They'd better be fighting the terrorists. Assad is a twerp and scumbag, but I don't think he's sufficiently insane to attack an embassy during a Republican administration. There's nothing to be gained and everything to lose.
UPDATE...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5337458.stm
Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 07:47 GMT 08:47 UK
"Blasts heard at US Syria embassy"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There has been no official confirmation of developments in Damascus, which has seen several blasts 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."
CNN going live.
Cartoon riots, right?
It's unfinished business, and it needs to be finished.
Fortunately, President Bush seems to be proceeding along that list of unfinished business and completing missions that should have been finished years ago.
Along those lines, the North Koreans still have one of our ships, and I want it back - that or destroyed to remove it from their hands.
I'm your husband's twin. (Or, is it vice versa?) ;-)
Thank you again!
Odd
From the BBC:
Blasts heard at US Syria embassy
Explosions and heavy gunfire are being reported near the US embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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 several blasts 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
Plot failed would be good news.
Thanks Cindy.
While Syria makes trouble for us in Iraq, it also has its own troubles with Islamic fundamentalists. If I had to guess, and it's ONLY a guess at this point, it would be that jihadis are attacking the US Embassy, Syrian government installations, or both.
LOL........ maybe they'll have an update on Aruba next.
One point is that Assad is just as worried about Islamic Fundamentalists as we are in that respect, although he does support Hezbollah. Baathists are secular.
currently no amassador there
Fox News reporting it now.
;-)
Pittsburgher here.
Captain Obvious just told BBC that foiled bomb attacks generally do not result in explosions.
Maybe I should take 20 minutes out of my busy life and get a corrspondence school journalism degree.
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