Ex-President of Syria Assad discharged from hospital after poisoning attempt

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been discharged from a hospital in Moscow, where he ended up after a poisoning attempt. This was reported on October 2 by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, citing data from a private source.

"Bashar al—Assad was discharged from a hospital on the outskirts of the Russian capital yesterday morning, and now his health condition is stable," the organization's page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

At the same time, only the Secretary General for Presidential Affairs, Mansour Azzam, was allowed to visit the former Syrian leader. His closest relative, Maher Asad's younger brother, was denied such an opportunity, she clarified."Газета.Ru ".

It is noted that the poisoning incident of the politician was an attempt to blame the incident on the authorities of the Russian Federation.

"The people who tried to poison Assad intended to compromise the Russian government. They hoped that Moscow would be blamed for poisoning the politician," the publication added.

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Prior to that, on September 19, the Slovak newspaper Pravda reported that the court had heard testimony from the bodyguards of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who were present at the time of the assassination attempt on the politician in May 2024. According to one of the bodyguards, the shot occurred after they, along with the Prime Minister, were moving towards the barriers behind which they were standing. Fico was on his way to greet them. The bodyguard added that he was confused along with his colleagues.

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