Popular Masses Escort Martyrs of Damascus Twin Blasts to their Final Resting Place
Huge masses of people and official figures escorted on Saturday the martyrs who were killed by the terrorist twin blasts which hit Damascus last Thursday from al-Othman Mosque in Damascus.
After prayers, the bodies of the martyrs were draped in Syrian flags and carried on shoulders amid the masses of people who expressed their condemnation of the terrorist acts committed by the armed terrorist groups.
Hassoun: Syria’s Martyrs Are All Our Children and Relatives
Presiding upon the prayers, Grand Mufti of the Republic, Dr. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, said “the martyrs of Syria, who are in the thousands, both civilians and military personnel, are all our children and relatives… their blood is our blood.”
He called upon those who commit such terrorist acts to fear God and refrain from shedding blood.
Mahmoud: Escalating Terrorism Against Syrians Dangerous Violation of Annan Plan & UNSC Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism
The escalation of terrorism through booby-trapped vehicles filled with tons of explosives to target the Syrian people, their properties and institutions of the state is a continuation of the bloody terrorist coalition approach between armed groups and al-Qaeda with the regional and western states which back them with money and weapons, Minister of Information Dr. Adnan Mahmoud said.
Participating in the funeral, Mahmoud said that this escalation is a dangerous breach of the UN Security Council resolutions on on counter-terrorism and of the UN envoy Kofi Annan’s plan to stop violence which requires concrete steps towards armed groups and the states which support them to thwart Annan’s mission.
Minister Mahmoud added that Western countries and the United States that led alliances to start wars on the pretext of fighting terrorism, have now created an alliance with terrorism experienced by Syria.
“The bloody terror inflicted on the Syrian people will strengthen their national will and make them more determined to go ahead in the comprehensive reform process, focus on national priorities, build a modern state based on the national partnership between the various spectra of society and its national trends and forces and to continue confronting the conspiracy hatched against Syria and its national resistant role.” The Minister concluded.
Al-Sayyed: Takfiri Fatwas and Murder Were Never Part of Islam
In turn, Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Mohammad Abdelsattar al-Sayed said that takfiri fatwas that justify the murder of innocents were never part of Islam which is a religion of mercy.
In statements to SANA, several relatives of martyrs denounced the terrorist crimes which claim the lives of innocents and destabilize Syria, stressing that terrorism is targeting Syria because it stood up to the conspiracies against the Arab nation.
They said that terrorists don’t belong to any religion nor to humanity, affirming that their crimes will not undermine the determination of the Syrian people.
They also called upon those who support the terrorists to refrain from doing so, in addition to inviting Syrians to maintain constant vigilance and remain united to foil the conspiracies of terrorists.
