MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that 33 Russian and foreign journalists had come under artillery fire in the Latakia province near the Turkish border.
"As a result of the shelling, four journalists from China, Canada, Bulgaria and Russia were injured. They received medical treatment and their current health condition is satisfactory," Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko
According to a source in the Syrian army, al-Nusra Front terrorist group, which is not included in the ceasefire deal as well as Daesh, has been responsible for the shelling.
The attack comes after the cessation of hostilities had come into effect at midnight on February 27. Earlier, the United States and Russia reached an agreement on a ceasefire between the Syrian government and opposition groups to help end the country’s civil war.
