EX-SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad has been rushed to hospital after an alleged assassination attempt.
The former dictator, 60, was granted political asylum in Russia after he was ousted ten months ago.
ReutersBashar al-Assad was granted political asylum in Russia after he was deposed ten months ago[/caption]
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed Assad was released from hospital on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday.
It was claimed that Assad “had been poisoned” and the motive was “to embarrass the Russian government and accuse it of being complicit” in his death.
The report said Assad’s condition was now “stable”.
His brother Maher Assad was allowed to visit him in hospital amid a major security operation, it was claimed.
The Russian government has not commented on the claims.
Unconfirmed reports earlier suggested he was admitted to hospital in a “critical condition” following an alleged poisoning.
New authorities in Syria have demanded Assad’s extradition – which Russia has until now refused.
Putin personally granted asylum to Assad along with members of his families and regime associates.
Assad has not been seen in public since arriving in Russia and is assumed to be kept under close guard by Russian secret services.
An earlier report said Assad “complained to his security about feeling unwell and having trouble breathing” after he had been in Russia for less than a month.
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