[kabar]

The embassy was closed to the public and the ambassador left - but the staff is still there, and it's still guarded by Marines.

Incorrect. We still have an operating embassy in Damascus headed by a Charge'. We pulled our ambassador as a protest. US Embassy Damascus--key officers

[STARWISE]

That's a lot of Americans.

[Cindy]

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 08:23 GMT 09:23 UK

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"'Attack' on US embassy in Syria"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "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."