Russia condemns terrorist bombing in Damascus

Russia has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing in the Syrian capital Damascus that has left at least 15 people dead and more than 140 injured.

“Moscow strongly condemns the terrorist attack which killed innocent people,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday, Russia Today reported.

Lukashevich stated that this is the second terrorist bomb attack which took place in a month and a half in Damascus near the Russian Embassy.

“Once again, we call on all Syrian sides to discard violence and sit at the negotiations table based on the Geneva Communiqué signed on June 30, 2012,” he added.

The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.

Several international human rights organizations have accused foreign-sponsored militants of committing war crimes in Syria.

In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants fighting against the Syrian government take power in his country they could destabilize the entire Middle East for decades.

“If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control… the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,” he added.