Gunshots heard near U.S. Embassy in Syrian capital

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DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) -- Gunfire was heard near the U.S. Embassy in central Damascus on Tuesday as witnesses reported seeing black smoke rising from the area.

"The situation is quite confused," said Peter Ford, the British ambassador to Syria.

"There was firing in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy. I was speaking to someone just outside that building and I could hear gunshots in the background."