Syrian minister accuses US of stoking 'terrorism'

October 02, 2012 01:53

The Syrian foreign minister accused the US and its allies of stoking "terrorism" in his country, delivering an uncompromising message before the United Nations today as fighting spread in a centerpiece of Syria's cultural heritage, the historic Old City of Aleppo.

Elsewhere in the country, a government air raid on a northern town killed at least 21 people, activists said. Addressing the UN General Assembly's annual ministerial meeting, Walid al-Moallem denounced countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey for supporting the opposition, and also lashed out at calls in Washington and in Arab and European capitals for President Bashar Assad to step down.

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