Azerbaijan, Baku, May 30 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
In protest against the massacre of inhabitants of the Syrian village of Haoula, Japanese authorities expelled Syrian ambassador, Al-Jazeera TV channel reported.
Yesterday the U.S., Spain, UK, Italy, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries announced about expulsion of Syrian diplomats.
According to international observers, more than 100 people, including women and children became victims of the attack on Haoula on May 25-26.
The vast majority of the victims were executed, in particular, were shot at close range. Others were killed in the shelling.
The Syrian authorities deny any involvement in the tragedy and blame Islamic militants for the killings.
Syria has been covered by anti-government speeches for more than a year resulting in violent clashes. According to UN figures, the total number of victims in the country exceeds 10,000. In turn, the Syrian authorities say the number of those killed in clashes was over 2,500 soldiers and police officers against whom there are well-armed militants.
There is an agreement on a ceasefire within the plan of the UN and Arab League special envoy on resolving the situation, Kofi Annan. However, the conflict sides regularly report about new armed incidents and victims.