Syrian PM: Killers of sheikh bouti arrested

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi said that Syrian authorities have arrested killers of prominent Scholar, Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti. "The group that assassinated (Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan) al-Bouti and tried to assassinate me has been apprehended," Halqi told the Arabic satellite television station al-Mayadeen. He added that the confession of the perpetrators "will be soon revealed". Sheikh Bouti was killed last March when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Damascus Mosque. At least 41 people were also killed during the attack. Talking about peace international conference aimed at ending the current crisis in Syria, Halqi noted that "US and some Arab countries are not honest in their intentions with regard to Geneva 2 conference." He also said that Damascus has shown some of foreign militants who are engaged in the Syrian fight, in an indication that several foreign powers are interfering in the Syrian crisis.