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Old 1st Feb 2013, 09:38
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skydiver69
 
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The Syrians are claiming that a Scientific Research Centre was bombed.

Syrian Arab news agency - SANA - Syria : Syria news ::

Is the site bombed one of the other locations referenced in the International Atomic Energy Agency reports? The IAEA has requested access but has been denied.
Updates this morning in various news organs:

SA-17 battery is the suspected target in the convoy.
Depending upon which source you believe, another target "northwest of Damascus" was attacked, but what was there is a bit vague.
Is it feasible that the IAF attacked both targets? Both targets would be tempting to the Israelis (missiles being sent to their enemy and nuclear research on their doorstep) and they have a track record of attacking Syria without publicly acknowledging their actions. For their part the Syrians aren't going to do anything to confirm rumours that they were supplying ground to air missiles. They might also calculate that they could win some propaganda points by saying that Israel had bombed an innocent research facility as well as violating their air space.
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