US condemns deadly suicide attack in Syria

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The United States condemned Friday's deadly suicide bombing which left at least 26 people dead.

07 January,2012 07:49 am

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that US categorically condemn this attack.At the present time, we cant say one way or the other how this happened, she added. We do not think violence of any kind at anybodys hands is the right answer to the problems in Syria.The right answer is for a democratic transition of power, for Assad to step aside and for a national dialogue to begin.The Arab state has been gripped by a months-long uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and Fridays bombing -- like a similar pair of attacks in Damascus on December 23 -- sparked claims and counter-claims over who was responsible.On Friday the ruling Baath party called the attacks a terrorist act that is a part of the plot hatched against Syria, in a statement published on public television.