Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

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12. So, then is the statment from Ban Ki-moon

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has no "hard" proof that Al-Qaeda was behind bomb attacks in Syria, but is very concerned that terrorist groups are taking advantage of strife in the country, his spokesperson said Friday.

Ban said on Thursday that he believed the group founded by the late Osama bin Laden carried out suicide bomb attacks in Damascus on May 10 which left at least 55 dead and nearly 400 wounded.

US and Russian officials have also said they believe al-Qaeda has moved into the country where President Bashar al-Assad has been battling an uprising for 15 months.

"Do we have hard conclusive evidence at this point, no we don't," UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters when asked about Ban's statement.


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