Damascus, Apr 17 (AFP) The Syrian state news agency reported today that "Syrian air defence shot down missiles that entered its airspace over Homs", without adding any details.

Syrian state television said the incident was an "aggression".

It remained unclear who was behind the attack.

Following reports of an Israeli strike, an Israeli military spokesman said: "I'm not aware of such an incident." (AFP) CK

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