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US embassy in Syria closes for day due to "security concerns"
Oct 30, 2008, 9:07 GMT
Damascus - The US embassy in Damascus is closing for one day on Thursday for security reasons, according to the embassy's website.
Several Syrian organizations protested in the streets against a US raid on Sunday inside Syrian territory, in which the US said it targeted an al-Qaeda leader. Syria says eight civilians were killed.
Protestors chanted national slogans and carried pictures of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
So far the US government has not given an official clarification of the attack.
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