Afghanistan, Oct. 2 -- A rights group claims ex-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad survived a suspected poisoning attempt in Moscow, was hospitalized, and later discharged in stable condition.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has claimed that former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was recently the target of a poisoning attempt while living in Russia.
The group said Assad was hospitalized on the outskirts of Moscow and discharged on Monday, with his health now described as stable.
According to the Observatory, the suspected perpetrators sought to pressure the Russian government and implicate it in an alleged attempt to eliminate the former Syrian leader.
During Assad's treatment, only two visitors were permitted; his brother, Maher...