Missile strike targets Syrian airbase in central region

DAMASCUS, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A missile strike targeted a Syrian airbase in central Syria Thursday, as air defenses foiled it, state news agency SANA reported.

The missile strike targeted the Daba'a airbase in the central province of Homs, but the Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles, SANA said.

The report said explosions were heard in the vicinity of the airbase, spelling no further details on the perpetrators.