An Israeli drone went down and another exploded in southern Lebanon early Sunday, an official with Lebanese group Hezbollah said, Anadolu Agency reported.
One drone crashed over the Moawwad neighborhood in southern Lebanon after midnight and its debris were taken to a safe place by Hezbollah members, Lebanese channel LBC1 said, citing the official, who was unnamed.
#Lebanon’s Hezbollah says downs two Israeli drones near #Beirut
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Another drone exploded in the same area, the official said.
There was no comment from Israel on the report.
Two ‘Israeli suicide drones’ crash & explode in Beirut, Lebanon’s Hezbollah claims https://t.co/ZhglSEUGci
— RT (@RT_com) August 25, 2019
The incident came hours after Israel announced it carried out airstrikes in Syria against what it said positions of an Iran-aligned group in the war-torn country.
(Middle East Monitor, PC, Social Media)
