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Israel blamed for attack in Syria

July 10, 2013 10:35
Free Syrian Army fighters (Photo: Rodrigo Abd)

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

1 min read

Syrian rebels are seemingly blaming Israel for an attack on a government navy barracks which was reportedly holding long-range missiles.

Qassem Saadeddine, a spokesperson for the Free Syrian Army, told Reuters that the explosion on Friday near the Western port of Latakia was “either by air raid or long-range missiles fired from boats in the Mediterranean.”

He went on to say his intelligence showed that a new batch of Yakhonts, advanced Russian anti-ship missiles, was being stored at the site.

Israeli officials have previously expressed fears that such weaponry could fall either into the hands of Hizbollah or terrorists in Gaza.