Russia on Tuesday announced its early warning system had detected the
launch of two ballistic missiles from the central part of the
Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea's eastern coastline.
The launches took place at 10:16 am Moscow time (0616 GMT) and were
detected by the early warning system in Armavir in southern Russia, the
defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies.
It said Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had already reported to
President Vladimir Putin about the event, which comes amid growing
expectations of Western military action in Syria.
"The launch was detected by the early warning radar in Armavir," the Interfax news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying.
"The trajectory of the targets in question was from the central part
of the Mediterranean Sea towards the eastern part of the Mediterranean
coastline," it added.
"Sergei Shoigu has already reported to Vladimir Putin -- the
commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces -- about the discovery of
the launch of the ballistic targets," it said.
No further details were immediately available.
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