STORY SUMMARY

Syria’s foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

American intelligence officials secured safe passage for Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi to the United States, Britain’s The Guardian said in a report published Tuesday.

The paper said it learned that Makdissi was granted asylum to the United States and was now co-operating with U.S. intelligence.

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(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)