Syria situation extremely serious, says UN chief

May 26, 2012 13:49

Voicing alarm over the high level of violence and bombings in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said that "established terrorist groups" are suspected in many deadly attacks in the country, where the overall situation remains "extremely serious".

Ban briefed the 15-nation UN Security Council about the over year-long crisis in Syria in his periodic report as mandated by a UNSC resolution.

Expressing concern over the increase in the number of bombings in Syria, particularly in the cities of Damascus, Hama, Aleppo, Idlib and Deir al-Zor, the UN chief said, "Thesophistication and size of the bombs point to a high level of expertise, which may indicate the involvement of established terrorist groups."

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