DHAKA: Russia on Tuesday announced that its missile early warning system had detected the launch of two missiles from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea’s eastern coastline.

The launches took place at 10:16am 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, reports Bangkok Post.

It said Russian 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.

BDST: 1705 HRS, SEPT 03, 2013
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