Assad first statement says fleeing Syria wasn't planned nor occurred

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Syria's Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement on Monday (December 16) since being toppled from power, saying he was evacuated to Russia from the Hmeimim base on Dec. 8 as it came under drone attack, after leaving Damascus that morning with rebel fighters closing in.
Sean Hogan reports.

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