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Syria says two Russian aid planes arrive in country

Published: 12 Sep 2015 - 05:08 pm | Last Updated: 20 Nov 2021 - 07:31 am
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File photo a Russian plane carrying 17 tonnes of food aid that arrived at Bassel al-Assad Airport in Lattakia last year.

BEIRUT: Two Russian planes carrying 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived at an airport in Syria's city of Latakia on Saturday, Syrian state media reported.

Syria has dismissed a number of reports from media and intelligence sources in recent days that its ally Moscow has been trying to send military support.

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