A Statement issued by their Holinesses and Beatitudes the Patriarchs of Syria

11/5/2012 We, Ignatius Hazim IV Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Syrian Orthodox, and Gregorios Laham III Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem for the Greek Melkite Catholic; denounce the coward and criminal work which attacked the area of “Al-Kazaz” in Damascus on the morning of Thursday May 10, 2012. We also denounce all the terrorist works which targeted different areas of the beloved Syrian land, and which victimized many innocent martyrs, and wounded civilians and militants of this great nation. In front of this painful hardship, we pray to God Almighty to heal the wounds of Syria and the Syrian people, so that the citizens of the one nation may return back to each other; in love, reconciliation, forgiveness, cooperation and wisdom.