Furious Syria attacks UN over Hariri probe

Syria’s foreign minister went before the United Nations Security Council, angrily rejecting a resolution passed unanimously just an hour before, demanding that Damascus co-operate more with a probe into the assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister.

Diplomats expressed shock at Farouk al-Sharaa’s response to the resolution that threatened possible “further measures” if Syria did not start co-operating fully with the probe into the February 14 bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 20 others. They said his statement underscored Syria’s isolation and highlighted the necessity for the warning to Damascus.