Israel, rebels say yes; Syria says no
(NEWSER) - Syria is denying it, but Israeli officials say there's truth to the claim that Syrian rebels attempted to kill top government officials with poison last Saturday. According to Haaretz , the rebels were able to turn the bodyguard to Syria's national security chairman, and that bodyguard was able to poison a meal served to President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, the defense minister, interior minister, national secretary to the Baath Party, an aide to the vice president, and the security chairman. According to rumors, some of them died, but Haaretz reports that emergency medical treatment actually managed to save everyone's life. More»
