DAMASCUS, SANA_ Spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry, Jihad Makdissi has categorically denied responsibility of the Syrian forces for the massacre that took place in al-Houla area in Homs Province.
In a press conference on Sunday, Makdissi condemned in strongest terms this terrorist massacre against the Syrian civilians as he condemned accusing the Syrian forces of doing that.
"The Syrian state is responsible for protecting civilians according to the constitution and Syria preserves its right to defend its citizens," he said.
Makdissi stressed that no tanks or artillery entered al-Houla town, adding that the law-enforcement members never left their positions, rather they were in a state of self-defense.
"A military judicial committee was formed to conduct investigation and the results will be announced in three days," Makdissi added.
The suspicious coincidence between the attacks in parallel with the visit of UN Special Envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is a slap to the political process, said Makdissi, adding that the brutal killing doesn't belong to the ethics of the Syrian army.
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