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Monday, April 1, 2024
Russia accuses Israel of ‘unacceptable’ strike on Iranian embassy in Damascus

Emergency and security personnel gather at the site of strikes which hit a building next to the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital Damascus, on April 1, 2024. (Maher Al Mounes/AFP)
Moscow accuses Israel of carrying out an “unacceptable” attack on a diplomatic building in Syria, after air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus.
“We strongly condemn this unacceptable attack against the Iranian consular mission in Syria,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Israel has not publicly commented on the reported attack, while Syrian and Iranian officials said Israel was behind the strikes.