Syrian air defence responds to new Israeli missile strike in Damascus

Damascus, April 27 (IANS) Syrian air defence responded to a fresh Israeli missile strike in the capital Damascus after midnight, according to the state news agency SANA.People in the capital heard two powerful explosions as a result of the attack and the interception of the Syrian air defenses, Xinhua reported citig SANA.The attack is the latest in a string of Israeli strikes against Syrian military sites over the pretext that it's targeting pro-Iran militias and weapons shipments.On Tuesday, Israel's army had said that one of its drones fell into Syrian territory."An IDF (Israel Defense Forces) unmanned aerial vehicle fell in Syria," a military spokesperson said in a statement, adding that no information from the drone was breached.The spokesperson noted that the drone fell during "routine operations" and that the incident is being investigated.The cause was not immediately clear.
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