Moscow: Timing of Damascus Bombing not Coincidental

By Al Mayadeen
Source: Agencies
20 Oct 2021 20:25

Russia's Foreign Ministry condemns the "brazen terror raid" on Damascus.

Moscow believes it was no coincidence that the terror attack happened as the Syrian Constitutional Committee resumed in Geneva.

Russia condemned the terror attack that blew up a bus carrying Syrian servicemen in Damascus, killing 14 people and injuring several others.

"We decisively condemn this brazen terror raid. We express our sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Syrian news agency SANA reported that a terrorist attack targeted a bus with two explosive devices on President Hafez al-Assad's Bridge in #Damascus.
The agency said that army engineering units defused a third device that was also planted in the site. pic.twitter.com/XMQ6Y2lgUi
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It also added: "We view this bloody crime as a brazen affront that seeks to challenge the Syrian authorities’ capability to ensure the safety of the capital and to provoke a new round of violence and thwart the efforts on political settlement in Syria."

The Foreign Ministry believed that it no coincidence that this terror attack happened just as consultations of the Syrian Constitutional Committee resumed in Geneva, renewing Russia's belief in the importance of joining international efforts in the fight against global terror, including cooperation with the Syrian government.

The terror attack

Syrian news agency SANA had reported today that two explosive devices targeted a bus passing the President Hafez el-Assad's Bridge in Damascus, which martyred 14 people and injured another 3.

During the morning rush hour in #Syria's capital, two roadside bombs exploded near a bus transporting troops.#Damascus pic.twitter.com/btfnaJVSO5
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