Two cars were neutralized, but the third car managed to break into the city center, where it was blown up by a suicide bomber. As a result, 18 people were killed, dozens of civilians were injured.
"We condemn this bloody attack committed against the backdrop of intensified efforts in the interests of a politico-diplomatic settlement of the internal armed conflict in Syria: on July 4-5, the 5th international high-level meeting on Syria is scheduled to be held in Astana, and another round of the intra-Syrian dialogue is scheduled for July 10 in Geneva," the statement said.
"We consider the regular action by extremists as a convulsive attempt to prevent the strengthening of positive trends in the launch of the political process in Syria," it said.
