State TV shows footage of President Bashar al Assad apparently unharmed amid reports that his motorcade was attacked by rebels.
Syrian authorities have denied claims that President Bashar al Assad's motorcade was attacked by rebels in Damascus.
Rebel groups claimed they launched the attack as Mr Assad travelled to attend prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr, but footage broadcast on state TV showed him apparently looking relaxed and smiling as he arrived at a mosque.
A video distributed by the Tahrir al Sham rebels showed smoke rising from what it said was the Malki district, where Mr Assad and his close aides have homes.
The group's leader Firas al Bitar said his fighters had carried out reconnaissance of the route of the president's motorcade and fired 120mm artillery towards the convoy.
"The attack rattled the regime, even if Assad was not hit," he told Reuters from an undisclosed location in the capital.
"There were two motorcades, one containing Assad and a decoy. We targeted the correct one."
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