BBC reporter: 'First time I've come to Syria without fear of arrest'

A Syrian herself, Lina Sinjab says this is the first time she's entered the country "without fear of detention".

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Earlier, she watched as civilians and rebels celebrated the fall of the Assad regime.

The BBC is the only UK broadcaster reporting from inside Damascus.

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