Syrian ambassador Ali: EU's decision on Hezbollah as as cover to future Israeli attacks

The Syrian ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali met on Friday with caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Adnan Mansour and discussed with him the European Union's decision.

Ambassador Ali said that the EU's decision aims at covering any potential assault that Israel may launch, adding that the axes of resistance, mainly Hezbollah and Syria drew fears from both the International Community and Israel.

On July 18, 2012, a bus carrying Israeli tourists exploded at the airport in Burgas, killing 7 including five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian bus driver, and the perpetrator of the attack and injuring 35.

In February, Bulgarian authorities said there were reasons to believe that the suspects were members of the military wing of Hezbollah.

Last week, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said there were "clear signs that say that Hezbollah was behind the bus bombing."

On Monday, the EU's 28 foreign ministers reached a unanimous decision to include the armed wing of Hezbollah on its list of terror organizations.