The Himalayan Times : Militants own up Damascus suicide explosions - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

Full News

Militants own up Damascus suicide explosions

   
  

Added At:  2012-05-12 10:45 PM

   Last Updated At: 2012-05-12 10:45 PM

  • print

REUTERS

BEIRUT: A little-known militant group today claimed responsibility in a video posted online for the twin bombing in Syria’s capital that killed at least 55 people earlier in the week.

The video was narrated by a man whose voice was garbled to disguise his identity. There was no decisive proof in the video to show suspected Islamist group al-Nusra Front had a hand in the operations, which the government said were suicide bombings.

The video showed no images of militants making or setting up the bomb and did not claim the attack as suicide bombings.

A video clip of black smoke rising over Damascus from the day of the blast was shown at the end of the statement, labelled as coming from the “Camera of the Mujahideen (holy warriors)”.

Activists and the rebel Free Syrian Army say they had nothing to do with the bombings and say the blasts were orchestrated by state forces to hurt the opposition’s image.

The online video said the blasts were in response to security force strikes on rebellious towns that have shared in the 14-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Al-Nusra Front, God strengthen it, undertook a military operation in Damascus against the dens of the regime to target the Palestine and Dawriyat (security) branches.

This is due to the regime’s continued strikes on residential neighbourhoods in the Damascus suburbs, Idlib, Hama, Deraa and other areas,” said a man’s voice on the video, reading from text shown on screen.

Full Name

Email Address

Location

Leave Comments


Enter Character above

I accept terms of use.

Also Read

Related News