Bashar al-Assad: What is going on in Syria for 5 years, happened in France

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed condolences on the occasion of the terror acts occurred in Paris, mentioning that the same thing happens in Syria for 5 years. “Armenpress” reports that “Ria-Novosti” informs about this. “What is going on in Syria for 5 years, happened in France yesterday”, Europe1 quotes Assad during his meeting with French parliamentarians.

At least 153 people were killed in the Paris and Saint-Denis shootings and bombings in the evening of November 13. On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists-some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them -- attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium where the soccer match was underway. The worst carnage occurred at Bataclan, with at least 112 left dead. Francehasdeclareda state of emergencyand tightened national borders. Hollande called the size of the terror unprecedented.