"It is a clear
act of terror meant to scare supporters of fighting terrorism," Lavrov
told reporters in Moscow ,
after two rockets struck the Russian embassy compound.
Nobody was killed
during the incident which took place as some 300 people were rallying near the
embassy in support of Russia 's
recent intervention in Syria .
Demonstrators had
been waving Russian flags and holding up large photographs of Russian President
Vladimir Putin.
"We are
counting on the perpetrators being found and that measures be taken to prevent
such acts in the future," Lavrov said, adding Moscow would investigate the incident along
with Syrian authorities.
Russian late last
month launched a bombing campaign in the war-torn country at the request of its
ally President Bashar al-Assad against what Moscow says are targets of the
Islamic State jihadist group and other "terrorists".
On Tuesday, Russia 's defence ministry said its air force had
hit 86 targets in Syria
in the past 24 hours, destroying "terrorist" command posts, training
camps and ammunition depots.
And Syria 's Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front called
on jihadists from the Caucasus to perpetrate attacks in Russia in
response to the air strikes.
Lavrov was on
Tuesday meeting the United Nations' Syria
envoy Staffan de Mistura in Moscow
for the first time since the Kremlin launched its bombing campaign.
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