The Russian Embassy in Damascus
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MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in Damascus came under mortar fire on 2 and 3 February, there were no casualties, but caused material damage. This was stated in the Russian dipvedomstva.
“February 2 and 3 complex of the Russian Embassy in Syria twice came under mortar fire. It was fired precisely from the area of Jobar, which hosted the terrorists, – said in a commentary the Russian foreign Ministry. One of the mines exploded in the territory of the Embassy complex between office and residential buildings, the other – 20 metres from the main entrance to the Embassy. There were no casualties, but caused material damage”