He said the Syrian government's missiles were launched after a false alarm attributed to a 'joint electronic attack' orchestrated by the US and Israel. Pictured: Local social media have blamed the attack on IsraelThe Syrian Central Media run by the government said the missiles targeted the Shayrat air base in Homs. The Syrian Central Media, run by the government, said the missiles targeted the Shayrat air base in Homs. Syrian state television did not mention three missiles that were fired at Dumair military airport, northeast of Damascus, that pro-Iranian Hezbollah's media service reported were intercepted by Syrian air defences. Earlier this month, four Iranian military personnel were killed in an airstrike on the Syrian T4 air base in Homs.

Source: Daily Mail April 17, 2018 00:56 UTC