Syria’s deposed President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow, according to Russian state media.
A source told Tass news agency: “Assad and members of his family have arrived in Moscow, Russia, based on humanitarian considerations, granted them asylum.”
Russia had announced on Sunday that Assad had left the country but did not confirm where he was headed.
Speculation had been mounting that Assad may have flown to the United Arab Emirates after his flight disappeared from radars.
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