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00:00:00frankly, I spoke to you a while ago and I repeat it now.
00:00:03These operations, we, from the security side, always say that these operations are
00:00:08the region. Therefore, many complex operations
00:00:10international parties also condemned this because they do not carry the dimension that would take you, for example, to... I mean,
00:00:12for example, no advanced device or a
00:00:16drone or so on was used to lead you to who the perpetrator is. These
00:00:19devices can be used by
00:00:23intensively to cells
00:00:24the Syrian state, knowing that that are affiliated
00:00:26How do you read this with, for example, I don't want to go into detail, but
00:00:29cells of a former regime, cells affiliated with
00:00:32Bashar al-Assad's regime, cells of ISIS, all of them can
00:00:36use even advanced countries that
00:00:39might harbor
00:00:41animosity towards the Syrian people and the Syrian economy try
00:00:45to tamper by using primitive tools so that the fingers
00:00:49bombing. of accusation remain for security agencies to work on, and they cannot
00:00:53Of course, Syria has been subjected
00:01:00targeting everyone. Today, this from there are many reach the perpetrator or are affected by reaching the perpetrator. Thank you very much, Colonel Mustafa Al-Shaddad, the security expert, you were with me from Aleppo. Also, thanks to
00:01:02of who is behind this Abdul Rahim Khalifa, the writer on political affairs, you were with me from Bucharest.
00:01:07separatists does not please many bus does not distinguish, as that in
00:01:14confirming who is behind this
00:01:21extensive investigations to find out who is behind this
00:01:24preceded it. This
00:01:32from submitting
00:01:36The Damascus countryside Health Directorate told Syria TV that the explosion that
00:01:40occurred in a passenger bus in Jaramana in the Damascus
00:01:43countryside resulted in 14 injuries in
00:01:46a final toll.
00:01:50them to justice. This For its part, the Ministry of Health said that connecting many it raised the readiness of hospitals
00:01:52and emergency departments in the vicinity, with the ambulance
00:01:56of the injured after this system and medical teams mobilized to transport the injured
00:01:59and provide
00:02:02we understand the nature of this the necessary medical care. Syria TV correspondent stated that the explosion
00:02:05occurred near the Rawda intersection, pointing out that the internal security
00:02:08forces closed the road to deal with
00:02:11the incident before reopening it later.
00:02:15لاحق.
00:02:23The Ministry of Emergency Situations and Disaster Management announced that its teams,
00:02:27along with civil defense teams, completed the
00:02:30response operations to the explosion of a passenger bus in the city of
00:02:34Jaramana in the Damascus countryside. He added that the teams
00:02:37number of casualties, treated the injured before removing the traces
00:02:40of the explosion and opening the road to traffic
00:02:43after the forensic evidence completed
00:02:47as I mentioned, its procedures at the site.
00:02:56seeks, after being expelled from The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:03:00condemned the bombing that occurred in the passenger bus in Jaramana,
00:03:04Damascus countryside. The Jordanian
00:03:05say that ISIS is behind this
00:03:06containing this Foreign Ministry affirmed in a statement its full support
00:03:09for the government of Syria and its people,
00:03:12device, this and its rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism
00:03:15that seek to destabilize security and stability, while
00:03:18reaffirming Jordan's position supporting Syria's security and stability,
00:03:22sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety
00:03:27to deal with of its citizens. For his part, strike at the security the Turkish Ambassador to Syria, Maz,
00:03:30condemned the terrorist bombing that occurred in the city of
00:03:34the bomb does Jaramana, stressing
00:03:35we can say that those behind this that Turkey will continue
00:03:37bombing are the Migration Militia. This its solidarity with the Syrian people and support efforts for permanent
00:03:41stability and security in Syria.
00:03:55I welcome Syria TV correspondent from Jaramana, Amer Al-Assi. Hello
00:03:58and welcome, Amer. Please update us on the latest details and new
00:04:01developments you have regarding
00:04:04the information and the casualties
00:04:07in general, and the overall scene there in
00:04:10to them quickly so that Jaramana. Let's start by understanding, I mean, this Yes, Jamal, there
00:04:13is no, there is no
00:04:15evidence.
00:04:20nation. On the other hand, the along the route of this Jaramana is growing,
00:04:21state must send and the road had been opened after it was closed,
00:04:26can and the injured were transported. The number of injured up to this moment is
00:04:30martyrs fell in this bombing. The bombing, 10 injured. The injured were transported to hospitals
00:04:34in Damascus and also
00:04:36many the car in which the bombing occurred was removed by
00:04:40the civil defense and
00:04:43the new Syrian situation in agencies is to monitor this by
00:04:44the traffic now in then the bombing location
00:04:47or
00:04:49explosive devices. Also, reliance on also the bombing or
00:04:52the affected area
00:04:55there must be many was also
00:04:55due to the repeated bombings in returned to traffic
00:04:57in the street, to its normal state,
00:05:01after the internal security
00:05:03which affirmed that these bombings do not forces worked on
00:05:06collecting
00:05:09decisive and swift so that evidence from the scene of the
00:05:09and from incident and the bombing, and
00:05:12then traffic returned to the street and the bombing
00:05:15site to its normal state. However,
00:05:19there
00:05:23seems to be a problem with the sound from the source from our correspondent Amer
00:05:26Al-Assi. While we try to reconnect with him again,
00:05:30I thank him very much. I welcome my guest, Brigadier General Muhammad Al-Biqai, the security
00:05:34and military expert, with me from rural Damascus. Welcome to you, Brigadier General.
00:05:38bombing today and what happened in
00:05:42Jaramana in terms of timing and method
00:05:45of execution?
00:05:49Good evening, Professor Jamal, to you
00:05:51and the viewers of Syria TV.
00:05:55The truth is, Professor Jamal, many news
00:05:58and many analyses have been reported
00:06:01today regarding this bombing in Jaramana. I read it as
00:06:06aggrieved parties
00:06:09the Syrian situation, from the Syrian
00:06:12course, from the liberation of Syria, from
00:06:16controlling all terrorist and criminal cells and hotbeds in
00:06:20Syria. I mean, I personally
00:06:22analyze, given that this bombing happened in
00:06:26Jaramana, and Jaramana has a special status
00:06:30and special sensitivity from our brothers, as
00:06:33most of Jaramana's residents are from our brothers in
00:06:36Jabal al-Arab, and because Jaramana is
00:06:40an impregnable fortress against al-Hajri and al-Hajri's group
00:06:44to them and being drawn into
00:06:47their divisive projects and their allegiance
00:06:51to the occupying entity. Therefore,
00:06:54I explicitly state that al-Hajri,
00:06:57after, Mr. Brigadier General,
00:07:00so that we do not elaborate, naturally, regarding the issue of al-Hajri
00:07:04and others, we also focus on the bombing that occurred
00:07:07today in Jaramana. We want to
00:07:11know, I mean, how can
00:07:14bombing regarding the explosive device that was planted
00:07:18in, I mean, the passenger bus in general?
00:07:21Today, I mean, the fingers of accusation point to whom?
00:07:24I mean, Professor Jamal, whoever carried
00:07:29out this bombing, and I believe it is a primitive
00:07:32explosive device, a primitive
00:07:35homemade explosive device, I mean, made from
00:07:39explosive materials, from phosphates and some
00:07:42detonators, whoever carried out this bombing intended
00:07:46to cause the largest
00:07:50injuries, and deaths among civilians, as it
00:07:53was placed in a civilian bus. I mean, the fingers
00:07:57of accusation are many,
00:08:00from the parties that are affected by Syria's
00:08:03stability, especially ISIS, which always
00:08:08the desert, after all dormant and active
00:08:12ISIS cells were struck, there
00:08:16is also Hezbollah, which sends signals
00:08:19of rapprochement with the Syrian government, and the Syrian government
00:08:23responds to it. Therefore, all of these
00:08:27also, let's not forget the Qandil group in northeastern
00:08:31Syria, who also
00:08:33dissolved, and we await within
00:08:37days for them to announce the end of this terrorist
00:08:40organization. Therefore, all those
00:08:43affected, I believe, I believe
00:08:46that the size of the device and the method of the device,
00:08:49since it is primitive, it may be
00:08:53manufactured locally by a group. What are
00:08:56the priorities that the competent authorities generally work on in the first
00:08:59hours after the bombing, Mr. Brigadier General?
00:09:03First, the competent authorities, whether emergency,
00:09:07police, or public security, their response was actually
00:09:10quick to the scene of the explosion.
00:09:13And the health and security cadres
00:09:16carried out their duty. Today, I believe the first thing
00:09:20these cadres should do is to monitor
00:09:23the cameras at the location of the bus that exploded.
00:09:27Also, monitor the cameras
00:09:31bus. Perhaps there was
00:09:34a passenger, for example, who boarded at Bab Touma
00:09:38and got off in Jaramana, leaving the device inside
00:09:41the bus for, for example, seconds or
00:09:44minutes. Perhaps there was a car monitoring
00:09:48the bus that carried out the remote detonation. Therefore,
00:09:51the priority today for security
00:09:55road through the cameras available
00:09:58along the Jaramana road. And since
00:10:02the town has many shops,
00:10:07cameras at the entrances of shops in Jaramana.
00:10:11Today, the importance of a swift and decisive response after such
00:10:14operations, Mr. Brigadier General.
00:10:18Of course, the response must be
00:10:21some do not delude
00:10:25themselves into carrying out such operations that
00:10:28disturb the street and sow
00:10:32fear and chaos in the hearts of citizens. I mean,
00:10:36this device targeted civilian citizens, it did not
00:10:39target a specific military unit or
00:10:43a military or security checkpoint. It targeted
00:10:46unarmed citizens with this device,
00:10:49which resulted in the martyrdom of about four citizens and the injury of
00:10:5316 citizens.
00:10:56Today, how do you read the speed of response of the security teams
00:10:59and even the medical teams in reaching the explosion
00:11:03site?
00:11:06I mean, the truth is that cooperation between citizens and between
00:11:09security agencies and service agencies seems
00:11:13to be increasing day by day in terms of speed.
00:11:18in the past period to bombings and to
00:11:21situations that require ambulance
00:11:26services. Therefore, it seems that citizens,
00:11:29thankfully, have begun the process of adaptation
00:11:32and have adapted to communicating
00:11:35with those agencies. But I, I mean,
00:11:39I count on the security agencies
00:11:42and the police agencies to publish
00:11:46many and more emergency numbers
00:11:49on social media and on
00:11:53mobile phones and regular phones. WhatsApp and regular calls
00:11:57so that any citizen in any
00:11:59point, in any place in Damascus or in
00:12:02the governorates, can contact those concerned agencies.
00:12:06Today, do such incidents lead to a review
00:12:09of security plans today, naturally, regarding
00:12:13what happened in the Jaramana
00:12:15bombing? Of course, Professor Jamal, of course.
00:12:19I mean, I believe that Damascus should
00:12:22be impregnable to those.
00:12:26Through inspection
00:12:28and scrutiny of all arrivals to the city of
00:12:31Damascus at all transport stations, garages,
00:12:35I mean, in parentheses, I mean, the departing and arriving
00:12:39must have their identities checked. Their
00:12:43backgrounds must be checked.
00:12:46Perhaps a person arrived from a distant province
00:12:49to carry out a terrorist act and then return. By tracking
00:12:53those criminals, we reach those connected to it and
00:12:57the financiers, of course. Okay, today,
00:13:01in general, I mean, as I understood from you, should we expect
00:13:04new security measures to be introduced generally after this incident?
00:13:08Mr. Jamal, of course, I believe
00:13:12that the security agencies today are studying
00:13:15the plan which is
00:13:17to import modern devices
00:13:20that can detect explosive materials. I mean,
00:13:25the way, I mean, to have, for example, a car on the Jaramana
00:13:29road or elsewhere
00:13:31device. Any car passing in front of it
00:13:34that contains an explosive
00:13:37device can detect those explosive materials.
00:13:41And this is not difficult. It exists in all countries
00:13:44of the world, especially, Mr. Jamal, that Syria
00:13:48today has had the sanctions lifted, and it can
00:13:51import such devices. Please stay with
00:13:54me, Mr. Brigadier General. I will turn to
00:13:57our correspondent from Jaramana, Amer Al-Assi. I welcome
00:14:01you again, Amer. You were disconnected
00:14:04a while ago. Please continue what
00:14:08you started.
00:14:10Jamal, there is nothing new, as we left
00:14:13the site where the explosion occurred, and life had
00:14:17returned to normal after the road was opened by the competent
00:14:21authorities who were present in the first hours.
00:14:25They worked to remove the car in which the bombing occurred
00:14:28and the remnants of the bombing. The Civil Defense was present in the first
00:14:32moments and worked to remove the car and worked to remove
00:14:35the remnants of the bombing and cleaned
00:14:38the street. Some shops had closed and then these shops
00:14:42opened and traffic returned to the street
00:14:45to its normal state. And then
00:14:48the injured and wounded
00:14:51were transferred to hospitals in
00:14:55Damascus. And there were also forensic
00:14:58teams affiliated with the Ministry of Interior
00:15:02that collected evidence at the bombing site.
00:15:05And then
00:15:09the street and in the area where the
00:15:12bombing occurred has returned to relative stability, but there
00:15:15is a state of tension from the civilians
00:15:20the recent period. The new thing is
00:15:24the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
00:15:28deter the Syrian people from
00:15:31building and reconstructing
00:15:34sustainable development, because the goal of these
00:15:37bombings has become clear, that it
00:15:40aims to disrupt the stability of the region and to strike
00:15:48bombing, Jordan and Turkey
00:15:50and also other countries condemned the bombing
00:15:54and the bombings that preceded it. The internal
00:15:56security forces and the Ministry of Interior are working
00:16:01curb these bombings, but they happen
00:16:04from time to time. Also, investigations
00:16:07are currently underway regarding this bombing that occurred hours
00:16:11ago, extensively and intensively. The internal
00:16:15security forces announced that they found a lead
00:16:19and it is likely that this lead will lead to
00:16:23the criminals who are behind this
00:16:26Some radical Islamic formations
00:16:29or a radical Islamic
00:16:33formation claimed responsibility for this operation, but
00:16:36up to this moment, there is no confirmation
00:16:39bombing. It is probable and certain
00:16:44the coming times, there will
00:16:46be a clarification from the Ministry of Interior
00:16:52bombing because it is working extensively and
00:16:55broadly in
00:16:59bombing and the bombings that
00:17:01bombing today struck the central area
00:17:05of Jaramana, I mean,
00:17:07it made people live in a state of fear and made people
00:17:11afraid because this bombing occurred in
00:17:15a vital area inside a major street that contains many commercial shops
00:17:19and has constant and continuous traffic
00:17:23because it is a lifeline
00:17:26areas within the city of Jaramana.
00:17:29Yes, Amer, are there any updates on the condition
00:17:34bombing, even the hospitals to which
00:17:37the injured were distributed in Damascus
00:17:40and its countryside? Yes, information indicates that
00:17:44there are critical cases in terms of injuries and so on,
00:17:47and there are also minor cases
00:17:50among the injured. But certainly, the
00:17:53hospitals to which the injured were distributed have accommodated these
00:17:57people and are providing them with first aid
00:18:00and necessary procedures to ensure that
00:18:03these injured people are in good health. The truth is
00:18:08that our ambulance systems and the health
00:18:10system available in Damascus have a quick
00:18:13response time, a quick arrival at the scene, and quick
00:18:17transportation of the injured from the place where
00:18:20the accident occurred, and also
00:18:22the internal security forces also had
00:18:26a quick response to this bombing that occurred, and
00:18:30then these people were transported to hospitals,
00:18:33and some of them were transferred to other places
00:18:37within hospitals in Damascus that have greater care
00:18:40because their condition is serious or their condition
00:18:44is worse. And the injured, I mean, those
00:18:46with minor conditions,
00:18:49were provided with initial procedures and first aid
00:18:53at the medical points near Jaramana.
00:18:55Amer, was there, and I will conclude with you now,
00:18:59was there any need for blood donations or any
00:19:02medical support critical cases?
00:19:06I mean, it is assumed that if there was a need
00:19:09for blood, they would ask
00:19:12for it and publish it on social media, but I have not seen, according
00:19:16to what I have observed so far, any requests
00:19:19for blood donations or anything like that. But if there
00:19:23is a need, it will be published and circulated on social media
00:19:27so that the response for those who need blood
00:19:30and for those who are deficient in blood is quick
00:19:33and so that, I mean, this is contained,
00:19:38the condition of the injured is contained
00:19:41well and so that appropriate procedures are provided
00:19:47the condition of any of these injured people does not worsen. Thank you very much,
00:19:51Amer Al-Assi, Syria TV correspondent. You were with me from Jaramana. You will provide us with the latest
00:19:54details and information upon receipt. Returning
00:19:58to you, Mr. Brigadier General, what are the security messages that
00:20:01this bombing
00:20:03convey
00:20:06from those. Thank you very much, Amer Al-Assi, Syria TV
00:20:09bombing from
00:20:14parties, as I mentioned,
00:20:17who are not satisfied with
00:20:20stability and calm.
00:20:24I mean, the first of those messages is that we will
00:20:27not allow this country to stabilize,
00:20:30meaning, unless some of our demands
00:20:33or all of our demands are met. And there are many, frankly, demands
00:20:37from the remnants that the state rejected, and some demands
00:20:41from the QSD and some demands from the displacement. All
00:20:45of these parties, and at their forefront, of course,
00:20:48Israel, Professor, which every day
00:20:51presents us with a new
00:20:54project, either by invading some
00:20:58areas of our precious southern Syria, or
00:21:02by funding some terrorist groups affiliated
00:21:05with it. Also, Hezbollah sent messages
00:21:07through its Secretary-General, Naim
00:21:11Qassem, for rapprochement with
00:21:14the Syrian state rejected any rapprochement with these terrorist organizations
00:21:18except through the Lebanese state, where
00:21:22these are located. All of these were disturbed by the
00:21:25Syrian situation, which is moving towards stability
00:21:29and increasing investments,
00:21:32especially since after a few days or 15 days,
00:21:36Syria's name will be removed from the list of state
00:21:39sponsors of terrorism. International banks will
00:21:43open branches in Syria, investments will begin,
00:21:46and the law will be implemented. The situation, Professor Jamal,
00:21:57and many enemies of the Syrian
00:22:00state. Yes, please stay
00:22:03with me, Mr. Brigadier General.
00:22:06These statements that came from the Ministry of Interior now say
00:22:10that it continues, through the internal security forces, its security
00:22:13and investigative procedures in the city of Jaramana
00:22:17after the criminal bombing that targeted
00:22:20a passenger bus and resulted in the injury of 14 civilians.
00:22:24It also said that its specialized units began
00:22:27from the first moments of the bombing to cordon off
00:22:30the accident site, collect evidence, and follow up on investigations
00:22:33to uncover the circumstances of the crime and track
00:22:36down those involved in it and bring
00:22:40attack comes at a time when national
00:22:43and responsible statements have been issued by the elders and dignitaries of Jaramana,
00:22:47affirming adherence to the Syrian state and the unity
00:22:50of the country. This calls on everyone to be
00:22:53aware and not to be drawn into attempts to spread
00:22:56sedition or destabilize civil peace. This is what
00:23:00the Ministry of Interior reported. Returning to you,
00:23:03Mr. Brigadier General, how do you read the statement of the Ministry
00:23:06of Interior that was issued
00:23:09now?
00:23:12I mean, of course, the Ministry of Interior, thankfully, monitors all these
00:23:15actions quickly,
00:23:18and it is, I mean, 24
00:23:22hours a day, it deploys its patrols, it deploys
00:23:24its security personnel secretly and
00:23:28openly, and it monitors social media
00:23:31and platforms hoping to find a lead
00:23:35to any terrorist, to any subversive act that
00:23:38those groups might commit. Also, the Ministry of Interior
00:23:42is in contact with the popular
00:23:45support base in Jaramana
00:23:48to reassure that support base in order
00:23:52not to be drawn into some
00:23:56sectarian rumors that
00:24:00the perpetrators of this bombing wanted to ignite.
00:24:03Therefore, the Ministry of Interior's duty
00:24:06is this, and what is required, what is required
00:24:10from the citizens in Jaramana, is not to be drawn
00:24:13into any publication or any platform
00:24:17or any rumor that incites sedition.
00:24:20And chaos, because the bombing, Professor Jamal,
00:24:24not distinguish between a citizen from
00:24:28a certain group, from a certain ethnicity, from a certain
00:24:31religion. The bomb kills a Muslim just as it
00:24:34kills a Christian and others. Therefore, all
00:24:37citizens must be fully aware and fully awake
00:24:41and not be drawn into rumors. Thank you very much,
00:24:45Brigadier General Muhammad Al-Biqai, the security and military expert, you were with me from rural Damascus.
00:24:48I also welcome my guest, Dr. Hamza
00:24:51Al-Muhaimeed, the political analyst, with me from Damascus. Hello and welcome,
00:24:54Dr. Hamza.
00:24:58event and this terrorist bombing, away from
00:25:01its direct security details. What is
00:25:04your reading? May God bless you, sir, and my dear
00:25:08guests and followers. First, I wish a speedy
00:25:11recovery to the injured. Their number reached 14 injured.
00:25:15There are three critical cases, and thank God no
00:25:20at first, we can say that it was a treacherous bombing
00:25:23by a deranged person, not a criminal, but rather a criminal and deranged, because whoever
00:25:27targets his Syrian people with these devices and causes great
00:25:31damage has no goal, no humanity, and no
00:25:35values. The bombing occurred in an area, I mean, in
00:25:38a bus that was transporting, I mean,
00:25:41civilian people. A man suffered a leg
00:25:44amputation and a woman a leg amputation. The injured were transferred to Al-Radi Hospital
00:25:48in Jaramana. Then seven injured people were transferred to
00:25:52Damascus hospitals. This bombing, I mean, occurred, and
00:25:55it occurred almost a month
00:25:59before a bombing in a cafe
00:26:02near Al-Qassas. with a bombing during
00:26:06President Macron's visit to Syria. The goal of these subversive acts
00:26:09is to destabilize the nation's security and undermine its unity
00:26:13and national cohesion. Here, I can say that
00:26:16this bombing, I mean, targets the national unity among the people
00:26:20and components of the Syrian people, who are tired of the division
00:26:23that the defunct Assad regime sought to sow among them.
00:26:27Today, I mean, the city of Jaramana includes a large number of our dear Druze brothers
00:26:30and a large number of people from Deir ez-Zor, of whom I am one.
00:26:34And there are also people from other governorates who live in peace
00:26:38and harmony, but these bombings might create some chaos
00:26:41and confusion if we follow the malicious pages
00:26:45that try to incite this sedition. But thank God,
00:26:48the Syrian people, our people in Jaramana, have great awareness
00:26:51and know that whoever carries out this bombing aims to undermine national
00:26:55unity, and we cannot say that this component is trying to attack
00:26:59this component, but rather it is
00:27:02primitive device planted in the
00:27:06the Brigadier General said a while ago, it does not distinguish between a Christian, a Muslim,
00:27:09or a Druze, I mean, this is talk, I mean, we do not
00:27:13want to delve into rhetoric, but this device does not distinguish between the Syrian
00:27:16people, but rather targets everyone. Today, do you think
00:27:20this operation is random or does it carry indications
00:27:23of a specific goal, Dr.
00:27:26Hamza? sir, came after the statement issued by
00:27:29Jaramana dignitaries in the morning. There was a statement that perfectly
00:27:32affirmed the unity of the homeland and its sovereignty,
00:27:36and affirmed that our Druze brothers
00:27:39are with this homeland. Therefore, this bombing came
00:27:42in response to this national statement. It is
00:27:45a random bombing, I can say,
00:27:48because bombings that target, when there
00:27:52is an organization that possesses the capabilities, techniques, and tactics,
00:27:55it carries out qualitative operations
00:27:58that harm its targets. But this bombing was
00:28:01random. It was carried out by a deranged person. The person who plants a device in a bus
00:28:05carrying women, children, and civilian men who are not involved is a psychologically
00:28:09ill person. He and those behind him should
00:28:12see a psychiatrist and reconsider themselves before carrying out such acts. It is
00:28:16a random bombing. Here we cannot say that there is a security breach, my dear
00:28:20sir. A security breach occurs when there is
00:28:23a target of a specific leading figure or when there is a target
00:28:26of a security headquarters or a large government headquarters that
00:28:30causes great damage. But this type of bombing can be carried
00:28:34out by any deranged criminal, even in advanced countries
00:28:37that possess the latest technologies, devices,
00:28:41and capabilities. A deranged person can carry out this bombing. He planted it.
00:28:44and place it in a bus or in a garden that harms innocent civilians who have
00:28:48no relation to this. Here we can say, dear sir, I have been following it since
00:28:52the beginning of the bombing, that there are many analysts
00:28:55trying to avoid pointing the finger of blame at a specific party.
00:28:59I disagree with them on this. I always make sure to
00:29:03point the finger of blame at the real culprit. I mean, today we cannot
00:29:08bombing. ISIS has strong capabilities, and when it acts
00:29:11and targets, it targets specific security entities with precise
00:29:15and qualitative strikes. Also, the remnants today are far away. I mean, there are
00:29:19many groups whose goal is to harm
00:29:21the Syrian state. They all compete to
00:29:26of the nation. But when we talk about a bombing that occurred in the city
00:29:29of Jaramana, and a bombing that occurred hours after a statement
00:29:33by the honorable people of Jaramana, the honorable Syrians,
00:29:40person is kidnapped. But in general, Dr. Hamza, yes, these
00:29:44matters remain analyses pending the results of the investigation in general.
00:29:47Also, according to what was reported, yes, the
00:29:51Ministry of Interior spoke a little while ago in its statement, it said that
00:29:55it is still collecting
00:29:57evidence and following up on investigations to uncover the circumstances of the crime and pursue
00:30:01those involved. However, today I want to ask you about the messages today that
00:30:05the state is keen to convey after such incidents
00:30:08.
00:30:10The
00:30:13message that whoever carried out this bombing wants to convey to the state
00:30:16is that there is no security in the country and that we are able to strike
00:30:19the security and stability of this
00:30:24serious messages. It is not falling short. We are talking about a
00:30:27nascent security apparatus, meaning it is not more than
00:30:30a year and a half old. And it is an apparatus that
00:30:34has fought battles and faced one problem after another, and it has not calmed down, and its personnel
00:30:38have not been able to receive adequate training. But as
00:30:41Brigadier General said a little while ago, there must be an introduction
00:30:45of advanced devices that detect bombs
00:30:48or detect
00:30:51police dogs that detect the locations of
00:30:54explosives is necessary. And there are courses,
00:30:57meaning there are two sections of public security. Yes.
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