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Syria denies reports of assassination attempt on President Al-Sharaa
DAMASCUS: Syria's Ministry of Information on Sunday denied reports that an attempt was made on the life of interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa during a recent visit to the southern city of Daraa.
A ministry source, quoted by state news agency SANA on Sunday, dismissed the claims as false, saying: 'What was circulated by several media outlets about the Syrian Arab Army and Turkish intelligence foiling an assassination attempt on President Ahmad Al-Sharaa during his visit to Daraa is untrue.'
SANA did not provide further details about the reported incident or its origins.
Al-Sharaa has led Syria's transitional administration since January, following the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime. Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly a quarter of a century and fled to Russia in December.
