This crime was committed by groups, which are receiving support from some Arab and Western countries that insist to harm the security and safety of Syria.Damascus (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - Syrian Foreign Ministry said Friday the twin blasts that hit the northern city of Aleppo came in the context of the "unjust campaign" funded and supported by regional countries, accusing some Arab and Western countries of funding and arming "terrorist groups."
"Syria calls on the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities in fighting terrorism and implement its resolution in that regard," the ministry said in a message sent to UN and many other humanitarian and international organizations.
"Syria calls on the countries that have armed, financed, and harbored those groups to hand over the criminals to the Syrian authorities in accordance with resolutions of the international community regarding terrorism," said the ministry.
At least 28 people were killed and 253 others were injured when two car bombs detonated near two security headquarters in Aleppo. The government blamed the attack on "terrorists" backed by Arab and Western plot.
"This crime was committed by groups, which are receiving support from some Arab and Western countries that insist to harm the security and safety of Syria," said the ministry.
The explosions were the first two to have occurred in Aleppo, the second largest city and the economic power house of Syria, but not the first to hit security and army compounds in Syria.
Last month, a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police station in al-Midan neighborhood in the capital of Damascus, killing 26 people, including policemen and civilians, and leaving dozens more wounded.
On Dec. 23 of 2011, twin suicide bombings targeted two intelligence centers in Damascus, where 44 people were killed and 166 others injured.
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