Syria's Prime Minister Wael al-Halki escaped unscathed from a bomb attack targeting his convoy in the heart of Damascus on Monday.<br/> <br />The explosion shook the Mezze neighbourhood shortly after 9 a.m. local time, killing six and damaging several vehicles.<br/> <br />A human rights group said one of the dead was accompanying Halki, while the five others were passers-by.<br/> <br />According to state news, the prime minister, seen here at a meeting following the attack, was unruffled by the assault.<br/> <br />Mezze is part of a shrinking "Square of Security" that is home to several military and government institutions as well as residences of Syrian officials.<br/> <br />The capital is being slowly sucked into violence and bloodshed as rebels based in the east broaden attacks on the once-insulated city centre.
