ROBIN PERRIE FROM THE SUN
A POISONING attempt has been made on ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, it has been claimed.
The toppled Syrian tyrant has been under Vladimir Putin’s protection in Moscow since December 8 last year.
But online account General SVR — supposedly run by a former top spy in Russia — says he was taken ill on Sunday.
It claims Assad, 59, asked for medical help then almost immediately began to “cough violently and choke”.
The source said: “There is every reason to believe an assassination attempt was made.”
Assad was said to have been treated in his apartment and his condition supposedly stabilised on Monday.
Tests were reported to show he had poison in his system.
No sources were cited and there has been no confirmation from Russia.
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