Israel fires test missile in Mediterranean Sea

US has been considering strikes against Syria for the August 21 Chemical attack

APPTI Jerusalem
Last Updated : Sep 03 2013 | 4:51 PM IST
Israel on Tuesday said it had carried out a missile test in the Mediterranean Sea.
 
The Defense Ministry said today that a single missile was fired. It had no other details.
 
Russian state-owned news agencies earlier said Russian radar systems had detected two "ballistic objects" fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea.
 
The United States, which has warships in the Mediterranean, is considering strikes against Syria for an August 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb.
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First Published: Sep 03 2013 | 4:41 PM IST

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