Syria puts blame for deadly attack on Turkey, Israel![]() July 18, 2012 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian Information Minister Umran al-Zuabi has blamed foreign intelligence agencies for a suicide bombing targeting high-level Syrian officials, naming several countries including Turkey, Hürriyet Daily News reported. Al-Zuabi told reporters that “Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel were the forces behind the attack.” “The attack will not go unpunished, and Syria has the power of its four million soldiers,” al-Zuabi said. Partner news Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Partner news |