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Syrian forces destroy militants' multiple rocket launcher system

Head of the Russian reconciliation center Viktor Kupchishin said that militants attempted to shell a bus station in the city of Latakia

MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. The Syrian government forces have destroyed a multiple rocket launcher system when militants attempted to shell a bus station in the Latakia province, head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the conflicting sides Viktor Kupchishin told reporters on Thursday.

"On April 25, militants occupying positions in the mountainous area of the Latakia province attempted to shell a bus station in the city of Latakia from a multiple rocket launcher system. The Syrian armed forces used artillery to destroy the weaponry belonging to illegal armed groups," Kupchishin said.

He added that officers from the Russian reconciliation center carried out a humanitarian operation in the town of Sreikhin in the Hama province, distributing 500 food sets to the population.