Iran, UN condemn attack on Syrian PM

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has condemned the assassination attempt against Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi.

According to Press TV, on Monday, Mehmanparast denounced the incident, in which six people were killed, and expressed his condolences to the victims’ families.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that the attack reveals the true face of terrorists, and responsibility for the attack rests on the shoulders of those elements that are openly backing them.
He also called on all the countries of the world and international human rights organizations to support a political solution to the Syria crisis and to make efforts to bring a halt to the bloodshed in the country.
Earlier in the day, a bomb attack targeted al-Halqi’s vehicle in Damascus, but he survived.
The bomb was detonated in the al-Mazzeh neighborhood as Halqi’s convoy was passing through the area.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned an assassination attempt on Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi.
In a statement issued later in the day, Ban condemned the bombing, and described it a “terrorist attack.”