U.S. SKEPTICAL OF SYRIA'S VERSION OF ATTACK

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States remains skeptical of Syria's claimthat Islamic insurgents targeted Western embassies in Damascus last week. U.S. officials said the regime of President Bashar Assad has changed itsversion several times regarding the attack in Damascus on April 27. Atfirst, the official Syrian media acknowledged Syrian casualties, then deniedthem, only toreport the killing of at least one Syrian two days later.