Damascus, May 26 (Xinhua-ANI): UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Friday said that "established groups" may have been behind the recent bombings in Syria, where "the overall situation remains extremely serious."
The secretary-general made the statement in his 12-page letter to the president of the UN Security Council, Agshin Mehdiyev, Azerbaijan's permanent representative to the UN who holds the rotating Council presidency for May. The UN Spokesperson's Office announced on Friday that the letter, which reported the latest situation in Syria, was distributed to all the 15 Council members.
"There has been an increase in the number of bombings, most notably in Damascus, Hama, Aleppo, Idlib and Deir-Ez-Zor," Ban said in the letter obtained by Xinhua. "The sophistication and size of the bombs point to a high level of expertise which may indicate the involvement of established terrorist groups."
"The (Syrian) Government asserts that such groups are active in the country, as do some opposition groups. The al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for at least six of the recent bombings," Ban noted. (Xinhua-ANI)
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