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Assad's brother-in-law killed in Damascus blast
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R), his brother Maher (L) and brother-in-law Major General Assef Shawkat (C) stand during the funeral of late president Hafez al-Assad in Damascus in this June 13, 2000 file photo.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Assef Shawkat, brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad, was killed in a bomb attack which targeted a meeting of Assad's top security and military officials on Wednesday, Hezbollah's al-Manar television and a security source in Syria said.
The security source told Reuters Shawkat died in a Damascus hospital where he was taken after the attack. State television earlier said Defence Minister Daoud Rajha was also killed in the bombing.
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