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Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi has survived an assassination attempt Monday after a massive car bomb was set off in downtown Damascus.

The attack took place in the capital's Mazzeh neighborhood on Monday and has reportedly left casualties.

"The terrorist explosion in Mazzeh was an attempt to target the prime minister's convoy and Dr Wael al-Halqi was unharmed," state television reported.
An Agence France Presse photographer at the scene said several vehicles were destroyed in the blast, including a bus burned out by the explosion. The windshields of other cars nearby were also blown out.

A picture uploaded showed thick black smoke rising from the purported site of the explosion.
Mazzeh is an upscale neighborhood in western Damascus, home to a number of senior regime figures.
Meanwhile, al-Manar channel reported that the Syrian official that the Syrian official headed a government session in Damascus directly after the bomb.

For its part, al-Mayadeen reported that at least 5 people were killed among whom is the official's bodyguard. "Dozens were injured in the blast," it added.

The minister in al-Halqi's government Ali Haidar stated: "The bombing comes in context of the senseless round of terrorism and violence."

Halqi was appointed prime minister in August 2012.

Source: News Agencies, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org