In Damascus fired at the complex of the Russian Embassy
MOSCOW, 2 Jun — RIA Novosti. The Russian foreign Ministry strongly condemns the terrorist attack against the Embassy of Russia in Syria, which was a Wednesday fired from mortars, said in a statement published on the website of the Russian foreign Ministry.
As reported, the Russian foreign Ministry, August 2 complex of the Russian Embassy in Damascus came under mortar fire from the positions of militants of the terrorist gangs. While two shells fell on the territory of the Russian Embassy, two more exploded in the vicinity of the outer perimeter of the overseas missions.
As the report States, “by a lucky chance done without victims, there is very little material damage”.
“We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks against the Russian diplomatic mission in Damascus. I would like once again to remind you that Russia has repeatedly drawn attention to the barbaric nature of the attacks, the terrorists who on a regular basis subjected to residential areas of Damascus and other Syrian cities densely populated,” — emphasizes the Russian foreign Ministry.
The Russian foreign Ministry expressed the hope that the moral and ethical standards “of colleagues from several Western countries in the UN Security Council will help to give a proper public assessment of this criminal act”.
“In turn, confirm that the principled and consistent line of Russia in the uncompromising fight against the terrorists in Syria will continue,” the message reads.