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Israel ‘behind assassination of chemical weapons scientist’
PRO-GOVERNMENT newspaper al-Watan fingered Israel yesterday after Scientific Studies and Research Centre research director Aziz Esber was assassinated on Saturday night.
The al-Watan website reported that Mr Esber and his driver had died in a blast targeting his car in Hama province.
There was no comment from Israeli or Syrian government officials.
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