(Reuters-RT-Russia) An Airbus A320 with 172 passengers on board flying from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing in Russia-controlled Khmeimim air base after Syrian air defense nearly hit it, Russian state news agency RIA said Friday. The Syrian air defense was trying to repulse an Israeli attack near Damascus, RIA said, adding that four Israeli F-16 fighter jets fired eight air-to-ground missiles at targets near Damascus without entering Syrian airspace.
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