Police have made no arrests in relation to Saturday's attack on the Syrian embassy in O'Malley.
There have been claims intruders were provoked by ''erroneous statements'' from the Australian government and media about events in Syria.
ACT Policing is investigating Saturday's break-in at the embassy in Culgoa Circuit, where up to 30 men stormed the building while three frightened staff members barricaded themselves in a basement.
Superintendent Mick Calatzis said that at about 9.30pm on Saturday intruders smashed the front doors and windows, and destroyed furniture and wall hangings in the foyer and lounge.
Similar attacks occurred on six other Syrian embassies - in London, Berlin and the Middle East - where demonstrators were responding to the reported killing of more of than 200 people by Syrian forces in the city of Homs.
ACT Policing was yesterday reviewing CCTV footage of the raid in O'Malley.
A crime scene was established on Saturday night and streets were cordoned off while forensics, specialist response and security and criminal investigations officers examined the site.
''We're currently identifying persons of interest through CCTV and we have a number of people in the local area assisting us with our inquiries,'' Superintendent Calatzis said.
He said the three embassy staff members, who were not injured in the attack, were also assisting police.
The president of the ACT's Syrian Arab Expatriate Association, Joseph Kourie, condemned the embassy attack, describing the intruders as ''saboteurs''.
Dr Kourie blamed the Australian government and media, who he claimed had misrepresented events in Syria.
''Politicians on both sides of the House are continuously making erroneous statements regarding the situation in Syria that encourage interference in Syrian affairs in such a way that some people get the message that it's okay to demonstrate against the embassy, damage the embassy and threaten staff working in the embassy,'' he said.
Dr Kourie described Canberra's Syrian community as ''small'' and ''very peaceful''.
He criticised the Australian Federal Police for not providing adequate diplomatic protection for the embassy.
An AFP spokeswoman, however, said the agency was aware of the heightened risk to the embassy on Saturday.
''We did increase the presence of the diplomatic protection unit in the area and around the embassy,'' the spokeswoman said.
''The actual incident occurred within five to 10 minutes of a mobile patrol unit being at the embassy.''
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd expressed ''deep concern'' yesterday about the disturbance at the embassy.
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