EX-SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad has been rushed to hospital after an alleged assassination attempt.

The toppled Syrian tyrant, 60, was granted political asylum in Russia after he was ousted ten months ago.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed Assad was released from hospital on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday.

It claimed he was "poisoned" to "embarrass the Russian government and accuse it of being complicit" in his death.

The report said Assad's condition was now “stable”.

His brother Maher Assad was allowed to visit him in hospital amid a major security operation, it was claimed.

The Russian government has not yet commented on the reports.

Unconfirmed reports earlier suggested he was admitted to hospital in a “critical condition" following the alleged poisoning.

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