UFO seen in Middle East linked to Russian missile test – paper June 8, 2012 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A mysterious flying object that was witnessed crossing the air over the Middle East territories, including Syria, Iran and Israel could be Russia’s inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, RIA Novosti reported citing Huffington Post. Videos uploaded on the internet show an unidentified conic-shaped object flying in the high atmosphere leaving a trail of bright light and smoke and then coming into a whirl motion before finally disappearing. “Mysterious light explained. Russia announces it carried out successful inter-continental ballistic missile test,” Huffington Post quoted a correspondent from Jerusalem Post Yakkov Lappin as saying. One of the Israeli television channels said citing a source in the country’s high-command military staff that the incident could be rarely observed natural phenomena. Other media outlets compare the incident with the swirling light seen over Norway in 2009, which eventually turned out to be a test of a Russian ballistic missile.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
