UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the two terrorist explosions that hit Damascus Saturday morning killing 27 people and wounded around 40 others.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the two terrorist explosions that hit Damascus Saturday morning killing at least 24 people and wounded around 40 others.

In a statement he issued, Ban called for an immediate end to all violence, sending his sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and the Syrian people.

Iran also condemned the two Damascus attacks indicating that “the responsibility of such incidents falls on those who arm and provoke armed groups.”

IRNA reported that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast rejected such terrorist acts, considering that “such acts as a cause for instability and insecurity in the region.”

Mehmanparast stated that “Iran thinks that the terrorist acts in the Syrian capital are the price paid by the Syrian people for their support to their government.”

He expressed his sympathy with Syrian people and government, adding that “these attacks are obstructing the process of sustainable reforms and national dialogue in Syria.”

Similarly, France assured through its Foreign Minister Alain Juppe that it “condemns all acts of terrorism, which cannot be justified under any circumstances.

In the same context, AFP quoted an Arab diplomat as saying that Saudi Arabia, which closed its embassy in Damascus this week, was delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels.

“Saudi military equipment is on its way to Jordan to arm the Free Syrian Army," the diplomat said, on condition of anonymity.
However, Jordan rejected the report.

“Jordan categorically denies the report," government spokesman and information minister Rakan Majali told AFP.

"This is completely baseless,” he added.