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Bush signs legislation to punish Syria

Washington Dec. 13 . The United States President, George W. Bush, has signed legislation aiming to punish Syria for its alleged ties with terrorists and efforts to accumulate biological and chemical weapons.

"Today I have signed the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act 2003," Mr. Bush had said, according to a statement released by the White House.

The measure, which was cleared by both the chambers of the U.S. Congress by overwhelming margins, calls on Damascus to end its occupation of Lebanon.

The law also allows the U.S. Government to freeze Syria's assets in the U.S. and restrict overflight rights for Syrian aircraft inside U.S. airspace.

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