Russia has condemned a mortar attack on the Russian Embassy in Damascus that killed one Syrian and injured nine other local people.
No Russians were reported injured in the shelling on November 28.
In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the incident as an act of terrorism, and called for the perpetrators to be punished.
The U.S. State Department has also condemned the attack.
Russia, a supporter of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has had its Damascus embassy targeted at least two other times this year by suspected rebel forces seeking to oust the government.
No Russians were reported injured in the shelling on November 28.
In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the incident as an act of terrorism, and called for the perpetrators to be punished.
The U.S. State Department has also condemned the attack.
Russia, a supporter of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has had its Damascus embassy targeted at least two other times this year by suspected rebel forces seeking to oust the government.
