Missile Tail from Syria Falls in Lebanon amid Heavy Israeli Overflights
The tail of a surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired from Syria fell in the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Deir al-Ashayer on Wednesday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
The missile fell in the Deir al-Ashayer-Yanta-Halwa area inside Lebanese territory, causing no casualties or material damage, NNA said.
Syrian news websites said “the air defenses of the Syrian army shot down an unmanned drone over the area of Deir al-Ashayer.”
OTV later reported on Wednesday that security sources confirmed that the remains of a surface-to-air missile were found in the outskirts of the town of Yanta. “Citizens said that they heard the sound of a blast”.
Meanwhile, the television channel noted: “Heavy Israeli Air Force activity took place over the South and the Western Bekaa regions”.
Last month, the Syrian army said an Israeli air strike targeted a military research center in Jamraya, near Damascus, after several media reports said Israeli warplanes bombed a weapons convoy near the border with Lebanon.
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