Syria stays silent over revelations of planned US raid on nuclear facility

Diplomats in Damascus say commenting on Bush autobiography may harm relations between the two states
Syria maintained a discreet silence today after the former US president George Bush revealed that he had considered attacking a suspected Syrian nuclear facility in 2007, at Israel's request.

With the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, away on a visit to Bulgaria, officials in Damascus said there would be no public comment on the details in Bush's autobiography.

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