The Syrian embassy believes "extremists from Sydney" who are not Syrian were behind the attacks at the weekend and has called on the Australian government to take the investigation into the incident seriously.

Embassy charge d'affaires Jawdat Ali said he believed the men that trashed the embassy at the weekend were not locals.

"We think they are from Sydney, they are extremists. We heard their slogans, extremist slogans. This is why we expect that majority of them are not Syrians, they are from different nationalities," he told the ABC.
The Syrian embassy was attacked about 9.30pm on Saturday. About 30 men forced their way into the embassy while three staff members hid in the basement.

According to ACT Policing, the attackers caused "extensive damage" to the ground floor of the embassy. Documents and computers were also stolen in the raid, Mr Ali said.

Mr Ali has labelled the attacks "a terrorising action, a brutal action, a barbarian action".

"I am expecting that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Australian government, responds seriously to this issue," Mr Ali said.

"This act isn't just against the Syrian government, it is against the Australian government, it is against Australian law, against international law too."

Yesterday, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd expressed "deep concern" about the disturbance at the Syrian embassy.

"The government is fully mindful of its obligations under the Vienna Convention and the proper protection of diplomatic consular personnel and property," he said in a statement. "Such behaviour has no place in Australia."

Yesterday, the Australian Federal Police said that it had been aware of the heightened security risk to the embassy and that a mobile patrol unit was at the scene within five to 10 minutes of the attack.

ACT Policing is reviewing CCTV footage of the embassy raid in a joint investigation with the AFP.
Superintendent Mick Calatzis said a number of people in the local area were helping police with their inquiries.

Both the ACT's Syrian Arab Expatriate Association and the Sydney-based Australian Syrian Association have condemned the Canberra attack." (end snip)

SO, the Expats and the Australian Syrian Assosciation have condemmed the attacks..
because, it probably was not them..

I wonder WHO it was then?

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