US strike 'foolish, irresponsible': Bashar al-Assad's office

Says this only reveals US' short-sightedness and political and military blindness to reality

Bashar al-Assad. Photo: Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad (Photo: Wikipedia)
AFPPTI Damascus
Last Updated : Apr 07 2017 | 7:16 PM IST
A US missile strike on an airbase in central Syria early on Friday was "foolish and irresponsible," President Bashar al-Assad's office said.

"What America did is nothing but foolish and irresponsible behaviour, which only reveals its short-sightedness and political and military blindness to reality."
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First Published: Apr 07 2017 | 7:16 PM IST

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