US Secretary of State Arrives for Assad Funeral

Published June 13th, 2000 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrived in damascus Tuesday to attend the funeral of President Hafez Assad, state television showed. 

Albright flew into the airport and immediately boarded a car for the ride to the People's Palace on Qasyun hill overlooking Damascus where Assad's casket was lying in state – DAMASCUS (AFP) 

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