The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that an airstrike, that was said to have taken place over Damascus and which the Russians attributed to Israel, endangered a civilian aircraft, leaving one passenger in serious condition and forcing the plane to divert its course and land in a nearby Russian airbase.

The airstrike reportedly targeted an outpost used by an Iranian militia near Damascus.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also stated that the plane, a civil Airbus-320, with 172 passengers on board, was trying to land at Damascus airport when the airstrikes hit.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry refused to comment on the reports.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)