'Israeli airstrike' destroys Iranian consulate in Syrian capital 'killing and injuring everyone inside': Revolutionary Guard military commander is among the dead
Daily MailA building next to Iran's embassy in Damascus has been destroyed in an airstrike, reportedly killing a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and five others - with state media saying Israel was behind the attack. Syria's defence ministry said Israeli air strikes on Iran's consulate building in Damascus on Monday 'destroyed the entire building, killing and injuring everyone inside'. The site of the apparent missile strike, with damage done to cars and buildings in the vicinty Iranian media also reported that the strikes in Damascus completely destroyed the annex building An Iranian flag is seen hanging over the bombed out building, which was flattened in the strike Smoke rises over the buildings in Damascus following the strike IRGC leader Mohammed Reza Zahedi was killed in the attack, security sources have reported Following its usual practice, an Israeli military spokesperson said: 'We do not comment on reports in the foreign media.' 'The Israeli enemy launched air strikes from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus,' Syria's defence ministry said in a statement. Syria's defence ministry said Israeli air strikes on Iran's consulate building in Damascus on Monday 'destroyed the entire building Iran's Tasnim news agency said five people were killed in the Israeli strike.