Hasan Turkmani was assassinated on 18 July 2012 in a bombing by opposition militants against the national security building in Rawda Square , north-west Damascus , where the minister of defense Dawoud Rajiha , his deputy Assef Shawkat and other top officials were also killed . Turkmani died of his wounds after the attack . Dozens of civiliants were injured . A state funeral was held for him , Dawoud Rajiha and Assef Shawkat in Damascus on 20 July 2012
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18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Hasan Turkmani