Terror Attack on Police Department in Damascus Kills Scores of People

DAMASCUS, (ST)- A number of people were martyred and scores others were injured in a terrorist attack that targeted al-Midan Police Department in Damascus on Monday.

According to the Syrian News Agency SANA, Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Mohammad al-Shaar  inspected the attack site. He told reporters that two terrorists attacked the guard members of al-Midan Police Department with a number of bombs, causing the martyrdom of a number of security personnel. After that, one of the terrorists blew himself up with an explosive belt right in front of the main gate of the department, claiming the lives of security personnel and civilians, said the minister.

 He added the other terrorist, also wearing an explosive belt, infiltrated into the first floor, where police personnel clashed with him and managed to kill him, causing the explosion of the belt.

Al-Shaar condemned such crimes that target civilians and security personnel who are doing their jobs, stressing that the ministry will conduct necessary investigation as to expose the identity of the two suicide bombers.

“Terrorism is targeting our people, who, with all its components including the army, security forces and civilians, is confronting terrorist organizations,” said the minister, pointing out that these terrorist acts are desperate attempts that will lead at the end  to the elimination of terrorism in Syria.

Desperate Attempt to raise terrorists’ collapsed morale: Turjman  

Minister of Information Mohammad Ramez Turjman described the terror attack as a desperate attempt to raise the collapsed morale of the terrorist organizations after their defeats under the strikes of the Syrian Arab army.

 “This terrorist act comes within the framework of the systematic acts of killing and terrorism that target the Syrians and it came in implementation of terrorism supporters and sponsors aiming to prolong the crisis in Syria, Turjman said.

He urged the international community to adopt deterrent and punitive measures against the regimes supporting terrorism, stressing that such terror acts won’t weaken the determination of the Syrian state and army to continue liberating the entire Syrian territory from terrorism.

Hamda Mustafa