No staff hurt as Russian embassy targeted in Damascus mortar attackOctober 13, 2016 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian embassy in Damascus was targeted in a mortar attack on Wednesday, October 12, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, condemning what it called "a terrorist attack" in the Syrian capital, Reuters reports. One of the mortar shells, fired from a district controlled by rebels, exploded close to the guard post in front of the embassy, while another detonated near the entrance to the consular office, the ministry said in a statement. The embassy compound was strewn with shrapnel, but none of embassy staff were hurt, it said. It said material damage was being assessed. "We confirm that Russia's consistent policy of uncompromising fighting against terrorists in Syria will be continued," the ministry said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |