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On the brink: Russia vows to shoot down any US missiles fired at Syria

A US missile: President Trump has vowed to rain them on Syria with Russia threatening to shoot down  the flying bombs besides destroying their origin. [Courtesy]

BEIRUT, WEDNESDAY: Russia has warned that any US missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, raising the possibility of a US-Russian confrontation.

Issuing the warning on Tuesday evening, the Russian ambassador to Lebanon also said such a clash should be avoided and Moscow was ready for negotiations. But his remarks could raise fears of direct conflict for the first time between major powers backing opposing sides in Syria’s protracted civil war.

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