Ex-Attorney-General Bakkour ‘Survives Attack’
Syria seems to be sliding deeper into a civil war along sectarian lines. (Photo: bleu man/Flickr)
The former attorney-general in Hama who disappeared last week has survived an attack by Syrian security forces, according to an audio message on YouTube. In the message, a voice activists say is that of Adnan Bakkour says he was tracked down on Saturday.
Four of his bodyguards were killed and Bakkour was slightly wounded, but managed to escape, adds the voice.
Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from reporter Ben Gilbert.
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