Turkey was quick to blame the Assad regime for two massive car bombs that killed 46 people in a town on the Syrian border. The Syrian Information Minister dismissed Turkey's accusations, claiming “this is not the behavior of the Syrian government.”
Omran al-Zoubi told a news conference on Sunday that “no one has the right to make false accusations,” adding that “Syria did not commit and would never commit such an act because our values would not allow that.”
"It is [Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip] Erdogan who should be asked about this act... He and his party bear direct responsibility," Zoubi said. "As an assassin, he should resign."
After Saturday's bombings in Hatay province on the Turkey-Syria border, Ankara warned it would take “all retaliatory measures necessary,” raising the prospect of an escalation in the conflict.
"The attack has nothing to do with the Syrian refugees in Turkey, it's got everything to do with the Syrian regime,"Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkey's TRT television.
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"It is [Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip] Erdogan who should be asked about this act... He and his party bear direct responsibility," Zoubi said. "As an assassin, he should resign."
After Saturday's bombings in Hatay province on the Turkey-Syria border, Ankara warned it would take “all retaliatory measures necessary,” raising the prospect of an escalation in the conflict.
"The attack has nothing to do with the Syrian refugees in Turkey, it's got everything to do with the Syrian regime,"Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkey's TRT television.