A Russian passenger plane was attacked on Monday with two surface-to-air missile as it flew over Syrian territory, but for the time being responsible for the attack known, an official source at the Russian agency Interfax. "The Syrian side has informed us that, on Monday morning, unknown persons fired two surface-to-air rockets exploded in the air near the civil aviation apparatus belonging to a Russian airline, "he said. According to Russian sources, citing a representative of the Syrian government, "the crew managed to dodge it (the attack) and save the lives of passengers." "Predictably, opened fire on the plane, but it is unknown if the attackers have the information that the plane was Russian, "added the source. Apparently, neither the plane nor the Russian passengers returning from the Egyptian coast were unharmed. The Russian embassy in Damascus informed the news agency RIA-Novosti that is confirming the veracity of the news.
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