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President Assad accuses Israel of destabilising Syria President Assad accuses Israel of destabilising Syria
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Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country.Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to "destabilise" his country.
It was his first remarks on the reported Israeli air strike in Syria on Wednesday. It was his first remarks on last week's reported Israeli air strike in Syria.
In a meeting with an Iranian official in the capital Damascus, he said Syria was able to confront "current threats... and aggression". Syrian TV has shown images of the raid Damascus says Israeli jets carried out on a military research centre in Jamraya last Wednesday.
Syrian TV has shown images of the raid Damascus says Israeli jets carried out on a scientific research centre. US officials said the air strike targeted a weapons convoy bound for Lebanon. The Israeli defence minister has hinted his country was responsible.
Israel has made no official comment on the attack, but remarks by Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday hinted that Israel was behind it. Ehud Barak told a security conference in Germany on Sunday that the strike was "proof that when we say something we mean it".
He told a meeting of top international diplomats and defence officials that the strike was "proof that when we say something we mean it". "We don't think [Syria] should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into Lebanon," he told the meeting of top international diplomats and defence officials.
Syria says Israeli fighter jets bombed a scientific research centre in Jamraya, north-east of Damascus, killing two and wounding five. 'Bombardment'
US officials say lorries carrying weapons bound for Lebanon were the target. President Assad said in a meeting with a top Iranian official in Damascus on Sunday that last Wednesday's raid "unmasked the true role Israel is playing... to destabilise and weaken Syria".
But he said his country's military was able to confront "current threats... and aggression".
Syria's state al-Ikhbariya television showed what it said was the aftermath of the air strike at the research centre at Jamraya, north-east of Damascus. Footage of damaged buildings and burnt out cars was combined with accounts from witnesses.
One said he broke his shoulder and suffered hand and leg injuries. "When the bombardment ended I tried to help the people who were injured," he was quoted as saying.
But a US official told the BBC last week that the target was a convoy carrying SA-17 surface-to-air missiles.
Israel has repeatedly warned of the danger that Syria's chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Correspondents say Israel is also concerned the Shia militant group could obtain anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, thus strengthening its ability to respond to Israeli air strikes.
The White House last week also warned Syria against giving weapons to Hezbollah.
The latest developments come amid a vicious 22-month conflict between the Assad government and opposition rebels that has killed more than 60,000 people in Syria.