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BEIRUT | Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:51pm EST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes attacked a military research center in Damascus province at dawn on Wednesday, Syria's military command said, denying reports that the planes had struck a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon.

Two people were killed and five wounded in the attack on the site in Jamraya, which it described as one of a number of "scientific research centers aimed at raising the level of resistance and self-defense".

The building was destroyed, the military command said in a statement carried by state media.

It said the planes crossed into Syria below the radar level, just north of Mount Hermon, and returned the same way.

Sources told Reuters earlier that Israeli jets had bombed a convoy on Syria's border with Lebanon on Wednesday, apparently targeting weapons destined for Hezbollah.

(Reporting By Dominic Evans; Writing by Jason Webb; Editing by Andrew Roche)
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Harry079 wrote:
So much for the Military Research going on in that building.

I hope that no cute furry bunnies got injured is this attack.

Jan 30, 2013 3:00pm EST  --  Report as abuse
kracked1nut wrote:
If any other country did that to another country, it would be considered a declaration of war.

Jan 30, 2013 3:09pm EST  --  Report as abuse
billpr wrote:
kracked… Did what??? There is no “Military Research Center”, it was a truck convoy.. You must really hate Israel if you believe Assad..

Jan 30, 2013 4:03pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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