At the same time, Shara called for unity in the country, while the attack occurred at a time when Damascus was trying to gain support for religious and ethnic minorities.
The temporary Syrian President Ahmad Šara promised on Monday that the persons involved in Sunday’s suicide attack in the Orthodox temple in Damascus will be taken to responsibility. He also called for unity in the country after this “abominable” attack. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
In a suicidal attack by a terrorist in the Church of St. Elijah in Duwajla’A in Damascus, Sunday, on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health, 25 people died and another 63 suffered injuries. According to Syrian officials, the attacker belonged to the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS).
A plan of security measures
“We will mobilize all our specialized security forces to catch all who have been involved in this abominable act and have taken them responsible,” Shara said in his statement.
AFP recalls that this is the first such attack in the Syrian capital since the overthrow of long -time President Bashar Assad Islamists, led by a group of current temporary president. The attack occurred at a time when Damascus under the government of Sunni Islamists is trying to gain support for Syrian religious and ethnic minorities. It is also the first attack in the Christian temple in Syria since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011.
A call for minority protection
Since the advent of new representatives to power, the International Community has repeatedly called on the government to protect minorities and that minority groups also be part of the transformation of Syria, especially after sectarian violence in recent months, writes AFP.
