Orang-orang bersenjata tak dikenal bersembunyi di semak-semak di tepi sebuah jalan raya dekat distrik Dawra, dan menurut jurubicara itu, Bassel al-Khatib, mereka segera melepaskan tembakan ketika rombongan menteri tersebut lewat.
Unknown armed men had hidden in a bush to the side of a highway near Dawra district, and according to the spokesman, Bassel al-Khatib, the men immediately opened fire as the minister's procession passed by.