1 killed, 9 injured in shelling of Russian embassy in Damascus

Russian Foreign Ministry reports one killed, nine injured during mortar selling of Russian embassy in Syria

One mortar round landed at the embassy's premises and the other exploded close to it, the statement posted on www.mid.ru said, killing and injuring local residents, including guards.

"We consider them (shellings) acts of terrorism, whose executors and those inciting and supervising them, should receive a deserved punishment," the ministry said.

[link to www.ynetnews.com]


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PRESS RELEASE
The shelling of the Russian Embassy in Damascus


2406-28-11-2013

November 28 about 17.00 MSK in Damascus as a result of a mortar attack by anti-government militia district, where the Russian Embassy in Syria, one mine exploded on its territory, the other - in the immediate vicinity.

Russian citizens were not injured.

One Syrian killed nine people, including protection from the Syrian Embassy, were injured.

Embassy building suffered minor damage to property.

The recent increase in mortar attacks by militants of the central part of Damascus, including the territory of the Russian Embassy, perceive with indignation and strong condemnation. Consider them as acts of terrorism whose perpetrators and those who encourage them and sends must be punished.

[link to mid.ru]