Topic: War and Peace News - on March 30, 2011 at 3:36:00 PM CEST
Assad blames 'conspirators' for Syria unrest
Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has blamed "conspirators" for two weeks of anti-government protests that have rocked the nation.
In his first address to the nation since the start of a violent crackdown on the protests, Assad said Syria was going through a "test of unity".
"I belong to the Syrian people, and whoever belongs to the Syrian people will always keep his head high," he said in the televised address before members of parliament in the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday.
Back now to Syria: State television has show images of President Assad's car being mobbed by a crowd in Damascus, following his address to parliament. As security guards moved in to keep the crowd as bay, the TV pictures faded out. It is not clear if those surrounding the car were supporters of the president or protesters - or a mixture of both. -- BBC 1429:
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