DAMASCUS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Syria extended a full airspace closure for 24 hours starting Monday midnight local time, keeping all takeoffs and landings suspended amid sharply heightened tensions following a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
The Civil Aviation Authority cited ongoing regional security developments and the need to ensure aviation safety, adding that it was monitoring the situation and would announce further decisions through official channels.
Also on Sunday, falling missile debris injured four people near the capital of Damascus as Israel and Iran exchanged fire across Syrian skies, prompting authorities to extend the nationwide airspace closure.
Syrian state media reported that missile remnants landed in the town of Ain Tarma, east of Damascus, wounding a man and his three daughters and causing material damage.
Damascus residents also reported hearing multiple explosions in the sky. Local television said the blasts were likely caused by Israeli air defenses intercepting Iranian missiles passing overhead. ■
