News outlets affiliated with the Syrian opposition estimated
that a massive explosion heard Sunday night at the Al-Maza military airport
west of Damascus area was the result of an Israeli attack.
The reports quoted opposition activists as saying that the
blast at the Al-Maza neighborhood bore the hallmarks of an explosion that
rocked the outskirts of Damascus in May. Foreign news agencies said that
explosion was part of an Israeli airstrike.
"My house overlooks the airport. At a certain point we
saw armored vehicles enter the airport," an opposition source said.
"They were probably equipped with mobile radar systems. Then we heard the
sound of a missile striking the vehicles. It was the same sound we heard in
Mount Qasioun (site of the alleged airstrike in May)."
Another eyewitness said: "The explosion was like a
volcano. The flames reached the sky. The sound was the same one that was heard
in Qasioun."
Various reports published Sunday night said the explosion in
Al-Maza occurred when rebels detonated two car bombs. The Syrian regime said it
was an attempt by "terrorists" to attack the military airport.
According to foreign reports, Israel attacked Syria twice
within a few days in the beginning of May.
President Bashar Assad's regime
claims the airstrikes targeted a military research center, but the West
believes Israel targeted Iranian weapons systems that were designated for
Hezbollah in Lebanon. Since then, senior Syrian officials said the country
would re
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