US strike on airbase kills six: Syrian army

US strike on airbase kills six: Syrian army

DAMASCUS: (APP) The Syrian army said that six people were killed and serious damage caused by a US missile strike on an airbase in the centre of the country early on Friday.

"At 3:42 am (0042 GMT) the United States carried out a flagrant aggression with missiles against one of our airbases in the central region, killing six people and wounding a number of others, and causing significant damage," a spokesman said, reading from a statement on state television.

He did not specify whether the casualties were civilian or military.