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Possible missile strike causes massive explosion in Hama
[ALMASDARNEWS] Several Syrian military bases have been struck by a missile strike in Hama and Allepo provinces, according to a report by local television.The Syrian Sana news agency has reported earlier that kabooms had been heard near the cities of Hama and Aleppo. "The arms depot of the 47th brigade of the Syrian army was attacked near Hama. Powerful kabooms and major fire have occurred as a result," a source in Syria’s law enforcement told Sputnik. According to Surya TV Channel, the syrian army positions have been attacked by a missile strike. According to the channel, the missile strike was conducted at 19:30 GMT. Earlier, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said successive blasts were heard in rural Hama province and that authorities were investigating the cause. This video shows kaboom in the ammunition depot of #Syria Arab Army’s 47th Brigade in South of #Hama after the #Israel Air Force (#IAF)  at the #IRGC forces in the base almost 40 minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/dh1svPynXNIsrael might be responsible for the attack, according to Haaretz.
"We have no intention to attack Russia or to interfere in domestic Syrian issues," Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at the annual Jerusalem Post conference. "But if somebody thinks that it is possible to launch missiles or to attack Israel or even our aircraft, no doubt we will respond and we will respond very forcefully."
The base is located just south of Hama. The facility was said to house a weapons depot, which accounted for the size and intensity of the blast, which could be seen from kilomters away and reportedly registered one seismographs in the area. The Orient news outlet noted that the base was known to be the headquarters of Iranian
Posted by: Fred 2018-04-30 |
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