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US Syrian embassy 'may be shut' US Syrian embassy 'may be shut'
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The US embassy in Damascus has warned it may close to the public in the wake of a US raid on Sunday that Syria says killed eight people.The US embassy in Damascus has warned it may close to the public in the wake of a US raid on Sunday that Syria says killed eight people.
The embassy said it could be closed for an "unspecified period" due to "unforeseen circumstances or events".The embassy said it could be closed for an "unspecified period" due to "unforeseen circumstances or events".
Syria has protested to the UN about the attack, which unnamed US officials have said killed a top al-Qaeda figure.Syria has protested to the UN about the attack, which unnamed US officials have said killed a top al-Qaeda figure.
Meanwhile a US school and cultural centre were continuing to operate a day after Damascus ordered them to shut.Meanwhile a US school and cultural centre were continuing to operate a day after Damascus ordered them to shut.
The two institutions said they had not been officially notified of the closures.The two institutions said they had not been officially notified of the closures.
Victims' angerVictims' anger
Five of those killed in the raid were from the same family, and the BBC's Paul Wood has spoken to the woman who lost her husband and four sons at the scene of the reported raid.Five of those killed in the raid were from the same family, and the BBC's Paul Wood has spoken to the woman who lost her husband and four sons at the scene of the reported raid.
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She was being treated in a Syrian hospital for injuries she said she received during the raid.She was being treated in a Syrian hospital for injuries she said she received during the raid.
"I went outside to get my son and the Americans shot me," she said. "I was screaming in terror.""I went outside to get my son and the Americans shot me," she said. "I was screaming in terror."
She said all the men were working on the house that was in the compound where the Americans landed, and denied any link between them and al-Qaeda.She said all the men were working on the house that was in the compound where the Americans landed, and denied any link between them and al-Qaeda.
Our correspondent says although there were Syrian officials present and those interviewed were most likely following the official line, their underlying anger seemed genuine.Our correspondent says although there were Syrian officials present and those interviewed were most likely following the official line, their underlying anger seemed genuine.
The White House has neither confirmed nor denied Sunday's strike near Abu Kamal, some 8km (five miles) north of Iraq's border with Syria.The White House has neither confirmed nor denied Sunday's strike near Abu Kamal, some 8km (five miles) north of Iraq's border with Syria.
'Totally unjustified''Totally unjustified'
But unnamed US officials have said it killed Iraqi Abu Ghadiyah, a former lieutenant of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader who was killed in 2006.But unnamed US officials have said it killed Iraqi Abu Ghadiyah, a former lieutenant of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader who was killed in 2006.
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The US blamed him for bringing thousands of fighters across the border.The US blamed him for bringing thousands of fighters across the border.
Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem denied the US claims calling them "totally unjustified".Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem denied the US claims calling them "totally unjustified".
He branded the attack a "war crime attempt" and said it had claimed the lives of civilians.He branded the attack a "war crime attempt" and said it had claimed the lives of civilians.
Iraq has also condemned the unconfirmed helicopter strikes.Iraq has also condemned the unconfirmed helicopter strikes.
"The Iraqi government rejects the US helicopter strike on Syrian territory, considering that Iraq's constitution does not allow its land to be a base for launching attacks on neighbouring countries," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Tuesday."The Iraqi government rejects the US helicopter strike on Syrian territory, considering that Iraq's constitution does not allow its land to be a base for launching attacks on neighbouring countries," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Tuesday.
But he urged Damascus to prevent groups using Syrian territory for "training and sending terrorists for attacks on Iraq and its people".But he urged Damascus to prevent groups using Syrian territory for "training and sending terrorists for attacks on Iraq and its people".
If confirmed, Sunday's strike would be the first US attack in Syria since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.If confirmed, Sunday's strike would be the first US attack in Syria since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.