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• Jordan – King Abdullah II stated that this assassination of members of Assad's inner circle is a "tremendous blow to the
regime." [28]
• Lebanon – Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour condemned the Damascus bombing. [29]
• Russia – Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement "Moscow strongly condemns terrorism
in all of its forms and manifestations. We hope that the organizers of the Damascus terrorist act will be found and
punished". [30] Press secretary of Russian President Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said "As a whole the existing exchange of opinions
shows that the appraisals of the situation in Syria and final goals of regulating (violence) for both sides coincide". [31]
• South Africa – South Africa strongly condemned the attack and stated that it is opposed to all forms of terrorism and
violence. [32]
• Turkey – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reacted negatively to Syria's explanation of the event. [33]
• United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron said that Assad should step down and added "It is time for the United
Nations Security Council to Pass clear and tough messages about sanctions, I believe under Chapter 7 of the U.N., and be
unambiguous about it." [34] Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the "incident, which we condemn, confirms the urgent
need for a chapter VII resolution of the UN Security Council on Syria." [35]
• United States – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the country was "rapidly spinning out of control", adding that
"the international community must bring maximum pressure on Assad to do what's right, to step down and to allow for that
peaceful transition". [31]
• Venezuela – The Foreign Ministry condemned the bombing in Damascus and urged foreign powers against military
intervention. [36]
• United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack and reminded that "acts of
violence committed by any party are unacceptable and a clear violation of the six-point plan". [37]
See also
• Syrian uprising (2011–present)
• Damascus bombings and other attacks
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