DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, a suicide attack took place near the Palace of Justice in Damascus. The blast resulted in deaths of 35 people and inflicted injuries to over 60 people. Later, another terrorist activated an explosive device at a restaurant, located three kilometers (1.8 miles) away from the first site, killing at least 20 people.
"They [the terrorist attacks] were aimed at increasing the Syrian people’s suffering and undermine the efforts to end the crisis in the state," the ministry said, as quoted by the Sana news agency.
The ministry also said that any foreign states’ attempts to justify such crimes as "unacceptable", no matter which groups could be responsible for them.
The ministry stressed that refusal to support Damascus in fight against terrorism might be considered only as support for terrorism.
None of the terrorist groups has assumed responsibility for the attack to date.
