Russian Radars Detect Ballistic Objects In Mediterranean

MOSCOW: Russian radar detected two ballistic "objects" that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean from the central part of the sea on Tuesday, state-run news agency RIA quoted the defense ministry as saying.

The defense ministry declined immediate comment to Reuters.

Two ballistic "objects" that Russia said were launched toward the eastern coast of the Mediterranean fell into the sea, state-run Russian news agency RIA cited a source in Damascus as saying.

A ministry official had earlier criticized the United States for deploying warships in the Mediterranean close to Syria.

Meanwhile, the Russian embassy in Syria said there were no signs of a missile attack or explosions in Damascus on Tuesday after Russia detected the launch of two ballistic "objects" in the Mediterranean Sea, Itar-Tass news agency said.

Israel "not aware" of any east Mediterranean missile launch

Israel said it was unaware of any ballistic missile launch being conducted in the eastern Mediterranean. "We are not aware, at this time, of such an event having occurred," a military spokeswoman in Jerusalem said.

Shared From Times Of India

Latest News

LOADING LATEST NEWS....

Loading Blog Posts...

Loading Images...

Loading Videos...

Unknown

- Unknown Updated at: Tuesday, September 03, 2013