Syrian national security chief dies from bombing wounds July 20, 2012, 3:08 a.m. DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian TV said Friday that the country's national security chief has died of wounds suffered in a bombing carried out by rebels here in the capital. Gen. Hisham Ikhtiyar is the fourth member of President Bashar Assad's inner circle to die from Wednesday's bombing that targeted security chiefs meeting in the national security headquarters. The TV report says Ikhtiyar died Friday morning. The others killed in the blast were Gen. Assef Shawkat, the deputy defense minister who was married to Assad's elder sister; Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha; and Hassan Turkmani, a former defense minister. In Brussels, meanwhile, a senior European Union official said that EU nations will enforce an arms embargo against Syria by boarding ships and aircraft carrying suspicious cargo to the war-torn nation. The official said the obligatory inspections will commence after being adopted by foreign ministers Monday. The 28-nation bloc banned arms exports to Syria in May 2011. But until now, governments could decide whether or not to check suspicious cargos. The inspections will only take place on EU territory or in its waters, said the official, who could not be named under standing rules. It will not apply elsewhere. The EU has frozen the assets of 43 companies and 128 people believed to be associated with the repression, or benefiting from the regime. About two dozen new names will likely be added next week.