LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Syria denied on Tuesday that a U.S. raid inside its territory had targeted an al Qaeda operative as alleged by a U.S. official.

"What they are saying is just unjustified. I deny it totally," Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told Reuters.

He was responding to a U.S. official who said that the raid by U.S. forces inside Syria on Sunday is believed to have killed a major al Qaeda operative who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq.

(Reporting by Adrian Croft)

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