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Saturday, October 09, 2010

Israeli concerns intensify as Google Earth images show Scud missiles at Syria military base


Syrian Scud missile site near Adhra
Israeli concerns that Lebanon's militant Shia Hezbollah has acquired Scud ballistic missiles have intensified with the release of updated satellite images on Google Earth showing what appears to be a training session at a secret military base in Syria, it emerged Saturday.

At least seven rockets resembling Scuds are visible in four locations in the sprawling military encampment tucked into a narrow valley 29km north-east of Damascus near the town of Adra.

One image shows two Scud-sized rockets in an open training area with at least 20 people standing near by. The Geoeye images, dated March 22, 2010, are publicly available to anyone with an internet connection and the Google Earth viewer.

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