Brahimi Says 100 Killed in Damascus 'War Crime' Attack
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Friday that a devastating bomb blast in the Syrian capital was a "war crime" that had left about 100 people dead.
The toll given by Brahimi was grimly higher than the 61 dead given by Syrian activists after a suicide bomber staged the attack Thursday near the entrance to President Bashar Assad's ruling party offices.
Brahimi said he "strongly condemns the savage and horrible explosion in Damascus yesterday, which resulted in the killing of around 100 and the injuring of two hundred fifty civilians.
"Nothing could justify such horrible actions that amount to war crimes under international law," the U.N.-Arab League envoy added in a statement.
Brahimi called last month for the U.N. Security Council to set up an independent international investigation for "such crimes" in Syria.
Assad's government and the opposition have blamed the Damascus attack on "terrorists".
22 February 2013, 22:15
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Where are the FSA, SNC and other so called revolutionary symphatizers
of course the have nothing to say
killing of any child is a crimanel offense
23 February 2013, 01:23
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lol it was bashar ya habibi. the syrian mokhabarat formed the terrorist al nusra front to discredit the great glorious peaceful revolution.
/sarcasm
