Syria says Aleppo airport to reopen, two days after alleged Israeli airstrike
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(Worthy News) – Less than two days after Aleppo International Airport was shuttered when its runway was damaged in an airstrike attributed to Israel, Syria’s Transportation Ministry announced Tuesday evening it would reopen overnight.
In a statement carried by the state-run SANA news agency, the ministry said repair works had been completed after the early Monday morning strike, and the airport would begin flights at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Satellite imagery on Monday showed a large crater on the runway, which is believed to be aimed at preventing large planes from landing, such as Iranian cargo flights ferrying weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. [ Source (Read More…) ]
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