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"This massacre won't go unpunished and the broadcast of the Syrian al-Ikhbariya Satellite Channel will not stop and we hold the EU, Arab and International organizations responsible for this massacre.""Those who committed this crime had carried out the decision of the Arab League Council to silence the voice of Syria."
Three journalists and four other employees were killed. Al-Ikhbariya's editor-in-chief, Abdo al-Assadi, called the massacre an attack on all Syrian media. Those murdered were "armed only with their words and views."
Editor Adham al-Taweel said al-Ikhbariya was attacked for discussing anti-Assad propaganda. Correspondent Yara Saleh added that other journalists will be motivated to "unmask these terrorists and their actions."
The Syrian Journalists Union and National Media Council also condemned the massacre. So did the Lebanese Amal Movement. Its Central Information Bureau said it constituted an attack against journalism, the media, and a free press.
On June 26, Russian State Duma's Vice Chairman, Vladimir Zhirinovsky , condemned Turkey for violating Syrian airspace. He called doing it "a deliberate provocative act."
He suggested Washington and key NATO allies are escalating conflict ahead of full-scale intervention. He said Syria acted responsibly.
Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Ilyas Umakhanov said Syrians alone must resolve issues.
Viktor Ozerov, Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Defense and Security, warned against NATO intervention. So did Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.
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