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Syria downs two Israeli missiles near capital: state media

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AFP Damascus
Last Updated : May 09 2018 | 4:41 AM IST

The Syrian army intercepted two Israeli missiles fired towards a district near Damascus last night, the official SANA news agency said.

According to SANA, "anti-aircraft defences intercepted two Israeli missiles launched against (the district of) Kissweh and destroyed them".

Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP that missiles targeted an "arms depot belonging to Hezbollah and the Iranians".

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First Published: May 09 2018 | 4:41 AM IST

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