BEIRUT – Missiles were fired at several locations in the Syrian coastalcity of Latakia on Monday but were intercepted and downed by air defences,Syrian state media said.

The official SANA news agency said state technical industry institutions inLatakia had been targeted. SANA added that it was not immediately known whofired the missiles.

“Air defences have confronted enemy missiles coming from the sea in thedirection of the Latakia city, and intercepted a number of them,” SANAquoted a military source as saying.