Russian embassy in Syrian capital comes under terrorists' shelling

The Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus has come under mortar shelling by “anti-government” terrorists, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

According to Press TV, the ministry said in a statement on Friday “On October 28, the Russian embassy in Syria was attacked with two mortars by terrorists. The shelling was conducted from the Jobar area controlled by anti-government forces,” adding that one of the shells exploded near the main entrance of the compound and the other went off outside the outer fence of the building.

The explosions inflicted damage on four vehicles of the diplomatic mission and its external fence, but caused no casualties, it further said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also denounced the terrorist assault, vowing to do everything to track down and punish the “organizers and executors” of the attack. It also said that Moscow would monitor the international response to this “crime.”

“Such reaction is a kind of a litmus test, indicating which of our [foreign] partners in fact reject terrorism, and who justifies terrorists' actions… We demand the implementation of anti-terror resolutions of the UN Security Council and the cessation of arms supplies to terrorists and their financing,” it added.

The statement said in conclusion that Russia would continue its “consistent and uncompromising” fight against terrorists in Syria.

The Russian diplomatic mission in war-torn Syria has so far come under several terrorists' attacks, including two separate mortar attacks earlier this month and two others in September and October last year.  No casualties, however, were reported in either of the incidents.

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