This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/473194-damascus-explosion-lebanon-embassy/

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Multiple casualties in suspected missile strike near Lebanese embassy in Damascus – Syrian state TV Multiple casualties in suspected missile strike near Lebanese embassy in Damascus – Syrian state TV
(32 minutes later)
A suspected missile strike on a civilian building near the Lebanese Embassy in Damascus has killed two people and wounded six others, Syrian state media reported. It is not yet clear who is behind the attack.
The blast rocked the Mazzeh district of Damascus late on Monday night, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported, adding that the military’s air defense engaged a “hostile target” over the nearby suburb of Daraya.
A number of photos emerged on social media depicting the aftermath of the strike, which appears to have damaged at least one building, which also caught fire.
Some users online speculated that Israel may have carried out the strike as the attack allegedly come from the Lebanese airspace, which had previously been violated by the IAF on numerous occasions to bomb targets inside Syria. Israel neither confirms nor denies “foreign media reports” of its cross border strikes as part of a long-standing information policy.
Reports of the strikes on the Syrian capital came less than an hour after Israel announced it had killed a top commander of Islamic Jihad, an armed group in Gaza. It was not immediately apparent whether the two incidents are related.
DETAILS TO FOLLOWDETAILS TO FOLLOW