Russian embassy in Damascus shelled, no major damage or casualties reported

Published December 29th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT
A car is seen leaving the Russian embassy in Damascus. (Screenshot/Euro News)
A car is seen leaving the Russian embassy in Damascus. (Screenshot/Euro News)

The Russian foreign ministry says its embassy in Damascus has been shelled twice, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage.

The ministry said in a statement that the attacks happened on Wednesday afternoon.

The embassy has been targeted numerous times in the past.

The ministry slammed the latest shelling as a “provocation aimed at derailing a peace accord in the country.”

A shell is reported to have hit an inner yard, while another landed near the diplomatic mission.

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