Saudi Arabia withdraws ambassador from Syria

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah demanded end to bloodshed in Syria and pulled ambassador from Damascus.

08 August,2011 08:04 am

Saudi Arabias King Abdullah demanded an end to the bloodshed in Syria on Monday and said he was withdrawing his countrys ambassador from Damascus.What is happening in Syria is not acceptable for Saudi Arabia, he said in a written statement read out on Al Arabiya satellite television.The Syrian authority is capable of implementing comprehensive reforms and fast. Syrias future lies between two choices not three, either it chooses wisdom on its own or it will be pulled down into the depths of turmoil and loss, he said.Syrian tanks on Sunday stormed the eastern city of of Deir al-Zor for second day, defying a UN appeal. Tanks pounded Syrias tribal heartland for second day in escalating campaign to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad.