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Syria: Civilian Sites Hit

Aired October 05, 2003 - 10:03   ET

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KELLI ARENA, CNN ANCHOR: Syria denies Israel's claims that terrorists are using that country as a training ground. CNN's Rula Amin is on the phone from Damascus with that side of the story -- Rula.
RULA AMIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As you have said, we just heard from the Syrian Foreign Ministry, which said that the Israeli attack had actually hit a civilian site. The Syrian statement called Israeli raid as a flagrant violation, a serious escalation, it said.

Damascus is filing an official complaint with the United Nations and is demanding that the Security Council meets immediately to discuss the Israeli attack.

Damascus is also calling on the Arab League for an emergency meeting, to support Syria and discuss what can be done.

We have also heard from a spokesman from Islamic Jihad in Beirut who denied that what was hit was actually a training camp. He said Islamic Jihad does not have any fighters or any kind of military activities in Damascus.

Again, this is the first time that Israel hit in Syria in over 20 years. And Arab governments, Arab officials in the region are very concerned that this could escalate.

We heard from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as well as the Jordanian foreign minister, Marwan Muasher. Both called on the United States to restrain Israel, because they are concerned that this could actually mean a further deterioration in the very tense situation here, and a start of a new cycle of violence. Back to you.

ARENA: All right, CNN's Rula Amin joining us from Damascus. Thanks so much for that report.

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Aired October 5, 2003 - 10:03   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KELLI ARENA, CNN ANCHOR: Syria denies Israel's claims that terrorists are using that country as a training ground. CNN's Rula Amin is on the phone from Damascus with that side of the story -- Rula.
RULA AMIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As you have said, we just heard from the Syrian Foreign Ministry, which said that the Israeli attack had actually hit a civilian site. The Syrian statement called Israeli raid as a flagrant violation, a serious escalation, it said.

Damascus is filing an official complaint with the United Nations and is demanding that the Security Council meets immediately to discuss the Israeli attack.

Damascus is also calling on the Arab League for an emergency meeting, to support Syria and discuss what can be done.

We have also heard from a spokesman from Islamic Jihad in Beirut who denied that what was hit was actually a training camp. He said Islamic Jihad does not have any fighters or any kind of military activities in Damascus.

Again, this is the first time that Israel hit in Syria in over 20 years. And Arab governments, Arab officials in the region are very concerned that this could escalate.

We heard from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as well as the Jordanian foreign minister, Marwan Muasher. Both called on the United States to restrain Israel, because they are concerned that this could actually mean a further deterioration in the very tense situation here, and a start of a new cycle of violence. Back to you.

ARENA: All right, CNN's Rula Amin joining us from Damascus. Thanks so much for that report.

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