BEIRUT (Sputnik) — A mortar attack on the Russian Embassy in Damascus on Thursday left no injured among diplomatic mission employees, a source in the embassy told RIA Novosti.
"Several shells exploded near the territory of the embassy. There are no injured among employees. The damage inflicted to the embassy's property is not significant," the source said.
Earlier on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said that a mortar shell hit the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Syria during shelling in Damascus.
Another shell hit a former RIA Novosti news agency's office, the building's security guard told the agency. The shell fell five meters from the entrance to the building, breaking windows, he said. No one was hurt.
Dozens of missiles and mortar shells were fired at Damascus on Saturday. At least three civilians were killed and 50 injured, according to police.
The Syrian conflict has claimed over 200,000 lives since 2011, according to UN estimates.
