VOL. XLV
No 24
17-June-2002
SYRIA
Former Minister Among 50 PeopleArrested After Dam Accident
Around 50 people,including a former minister, have been arrested in the aftermath of the Zayzun dam collapse on 4 June in which more than 20 peoplewere killed and 4,000 left homeless, according to Arab press reports from Damascusquoting Syrian officials. Most of those arrested were current and formerofficials in the Ministry of Irrigation, along with former minister 'Abd al-Rahman al-Madani, and senior...
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