Russian embassy in Damascus comes under fire: one Syrian dead, several security guards injured - Russian Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW. Nov 28 (Interfax) - Following a mortar attack by anti-government armed formations in the district where the Russian embassy in Damascus is, one bomb exploded at the premises and another one nearby at 5 p.m. Moscow time on Thursday.
"Russian citizens have not been injured. One Syrian has died and nine people, including Syrian security guards of the embassy, have been injured. The embassy building has sustained insignificant financial damage," the Russian Foreign Ministry posted a statement.
"We resent and condemn decisively the mortar attacks by militants in central Damascus, including the on premises of the Russian embassy, which have recently become more frequent. We consider them as acts of terrorism and those, who carry them out and those, who encourage and direct them, should get the punishment they deserve," the document said.
