Fourth attacker on US embassy in Syria dies

DAMASCUS, Sep 13: A fourth man who took part in the attack on the US embassy in Damascus has died of his wounds, the official Syrian news agency said today.

The four men who carried out the attack in the centre of the Syrian capital were all Syrians, SANA agency said.

''The fourth terrorist died from severe wounds. He could not be interrogated. All four carried Syrian nationality,'' the agency said.

No more details were immediately available. Officials say privately the attackers are suspected to have been Islamist militants.

Syrian security forces killed three of the four men who tried to blow up the embassy in Damascus yesterday but failed. A Syrian guard was also killed and 13 people were wounded. No US diplomats were hurt.

REUTERS