The younger brother of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Maher Asad, was wounded in the attack on the military airfield in Damascus. This is reported 9 channel with reference to the Arab media and social networks.

As we reported earlier, tonight, on September 2, warehouses with weapons located at the Almaz airport in Damascus turned up. This is reported by the Arab media. According to Syrian human rights activists, there are dead, the attack was carried out by Israel. Affiliated with the terrorist organization Hezbollah, the information network Al-Mayadin also accused Israel of attacking the Syrian facility.

However, the state news agency of Syria Sana rejects the fact of the Israeli attack, saying that the explosions were the result of electricity shortage.

A number of Arab media reports that Syria's air defense system was activated during the attack.

Later, explosions were heard near the military airport "Al-Maze" in Damascus and other parts of the Syrian capital. Arab media reported that the attack was the research center "Jimrya", which had been repeatedly targeted by the Israeli Air Force.

Maher Asad - the younger brother of the president of Syria, he is considered the second most influential man in the country. He is a brigadier general, the commander of the Republican Guard and the elite 4th Armored Division.

Asad Jr. is often called the initiator of violent suppression of protest actions directed against the regime of Bashar Assad. At the same time, a number of experts believe that the relationship between siblings is complex and often tense.