A mosque near Homs. Archival photoSUKHUM, July 24 Representatives of the Abkhaz embassy in Syria were not injured during the terrorist attack that occurred in the Hagia Sophia Church in the Syrian city of Skalbia, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic reports. On Sunday, terrorist groups launched a missile attack on the church of Hagia Sophia in the city of Skalbia in Syria, where the festive opening ceremony of the church took place. Two people became victims of the attack, there is information about 12 victims. invited guests and members of the Diplomatic Corps in Syria, including employees of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in Syria — political adviser of the Embassy of the Republic of Abkhazia in the SAR Muhammad Ali and assistant to the Ambassador of Abkhazia in the SAR Kuteyba Hasan. in the message. The Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia expressed sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims. «The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia strongly condemns the act of terrorism committed against civilians. Terrorism in any of its manifestations must be suppressed by the most stringent methods. We express the hope that those who participated in the terrorist attack against the civilian population will suffer a well-deserved and severe punishment,» the department stressed .
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