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*Damascus Cleric Adnan Al-Afyouni Killed in Car Bomb* by *Omnia Ahmed* <https://see.news/author/omnyaahmed190/> 12:29 PM October 23, 2020 <https://see.news/damascus-cleric-adnan-al-afyouni-killed-in-car-bomb/> The Mufti of Damascus, Sheikh Mohammed Adnan Al-Afyouni, died on Thursday evening in the countryside of the capital city when his car exploded, according to the official Syrian News Agency, “SANA”. “SANA” quoted <https://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast-54654725> the Ministry of Endowments saying that Al-Afyouni died “when an explosive device planted in his car exploded” in the town of Qudsaya, northwest of the capital. “Al-Afyouni played a vital role during the Syrian conflict in implementing the settlement agreements between opposition militants and government forces in Damascus countryside and its towns,” according to a correspondent in Syria <https://see.news/shoukry-turkish-interference-in-syria-harms-entire-region/> .. The Syrian authorities did not make any accusation against certain parties over the Mufti assassination. In September 2016, the Syrian Mufti performed the prayer attended by Syrian President Bashar al- Assad <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad> in a rare public appearance to celebrate Eid Al-Adha in Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus.
