UN Chief strongly condemns terrorist bombings in Damascus
November 29, 2012: United Nation’s Ban Ki-moon has condemned “in the strongest possible
terms” the terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Wednesday morning
which have left dozens killed and injured. “There are no circumstances that justify
the targeting of civilians. Such terror attacks are unacceptable,” said a issued
by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson. At least 34 people were reportedly killed and many
injured by two car bomb explosions Jaramana, in south-eastern Damascus. “This
latest act of violence only underscores the urgency of stopping the destructive spiral
of war in Syria and moving urgently toward a peaceful political solution that meets
the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people,” the statement added. The conflict
in Syria, which began 21 months ago as an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad,
has led to the deaths of at least 20,000 people, mostly civilians, forced over 440,000
people to neighbouring countries, and left more than 2.5 million people in need of
humanitarian assistance, according to UN estimates. Tomorrow the Joint Special
Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the crisis
in Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is scheduled to brief the Security Council on the situation
in the country.