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Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:24am EDT
Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
MOSCOW
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
"This is an obvious act of terrorism, probably aimed at intimidating supporters of the fight against terrorism," Lavrov was quoted as saying ahead of talks with the United Nations' special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Tuesday, .
Two shells were fired at the Russian embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration in support of Moscow although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the building.
Lavrov also said Russia was supporting De Mistura's efforts to ensure a political settlement to the Syria crisis and was disappointed by U.S. reluctance to coordinate the efforts of all sides involved in fighting terrorism in Syria, RIA reported.
(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova, editing by Jason Bush)
Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
MOSCOW
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
"This is an obvious act of terrorism, probably aimed at intimidating supporters of the fight against terrorism," Lavrov was quoted as saying ahead of talks with the United Nations' special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Tuesday, .
Two shells were fired at the Russian embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration in support of Moscow although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the building.
Lavrov also said Russia was supporting De Mistura's efforts to ensure a political settlement to the Syria crisis and was disappointed by U.S. reluctance to coordinate the efforts of all sides involved in fighting terrorism in Syria, RIA reported.
(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova, editing by Jason Bush)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/13/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-idUSKCN0S714220151013
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Russia and Syria agree that Assad must be propped up. What a surprise!!!
And the US refuses to work closer with Russia, just as Russia bombs the rebels the US has allied with. This totally makes the US look unreasonable.
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When can we expect russian journalists to interview some syrian refugees about the syrian torture-dungeons?
