Saturday, January 7, 2012

Syria pledges 'iron fist' response to Damascus bombing

Syria’s interior ministry has vowed to “strike back with an iron fist” at what it say is a recent “escalation” of anti-government terror attacks, BBC News reported.

It comes after bomb in the capital, Damascus, killed at least 26 civilians and members of the security forces.

Opposition groups have accused the government of planting the bomb to discredit their opponents and influence Arab League monitors.

The monitors are assessing the progress of a regional peace plan. But activists say the government crackdown has continued, with scores of people killed since the monitors arrived.

The UN says more than 5,000 civilians have been killed since protests against President Bashar al-Assad began 10 months ago.

Armenian News

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