'Israeli-like Reconnaissance Plane' Seized in Syria

Syrian authorities said on Tuesday they had seized what appeared to be an "Israeli-like reconnaissance plane" in an arms factory in the Baba Amr area of Homs, the official SANA news agency reported.

"In Baba Amr, the competent authorities uncovered a factory for weapons used by terrorists to prepare explosives and hand-made rockets to be launched indiscriminately against houses," the agency said.

"The authorities also discovered a reconnaissance plane similar to the ones used by Israel, cameras, anti-tank grenades and tunnels used by the terrorists to smuggle weapons."

Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross was negotiating with Syrian authorities for a fourth day to be allowed to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded from the battered Baba Amr rebel district.

Rebel fighters retreated from Baba Amr on Thursday in the face of a ground assault by Syrian forces after almost a month of shelling, with fleeing residents giving terrifying accounts of atrocities committed by government troops.