Ammon News - Press reports claimed that the ousted President Bashar al-Assad was subjected to an assassination attempt last Sunday.

The British newspaper The Sun said, that al-Assad was poisoned last Sunday, and immediately sought medical help, as he was suffering from suffocation and severe coughing.

A source said, according to the newspaper: "There is every reason to believe that it was an assassination attempt."

He was treated and his condition stabilized on Monday, The Sun added.

Reports indicated that tests showed the presence of poison in his body.

It explained that there has been no confirmation from Russia so far.