Russia detects two missile launches in Mediterranean

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday announced that its missile early warning system had detected the launch of two missiles from the central
part of the Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea's eastern coastline.

The launches took place at 10:16 am Moscow time (0616 GMT) and were
detected by the early warning system in Armavir in southern Russia, the defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies.

It said Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had already reported to President
Vladimir Putin about the event, which comes amid growing expectations of
Western military action in Syria.