Damascus says 2nd drone downed in 48 hours over south Syria

DAMASCUS: A drone was shot down on Saturday in Quneitra province in southern  Syria , the second such incident in 48 hours, state media said.
Authorities “dismantled a drone” after it was shot down on the edge of Jaba al-Sheikh in the countryside of Quneitra province, southwest of Damascus, state news agency SANA reported.
The drone was loaded with bombs and C4 explosive, it said.
The origin of the drone was not specified, though SANA reported it “came from the west”.
On Thursday, another drone was downed by Syrian anti-aircraft defences over the village of Aqraba, south of Damascus, SANA reported, also without specifying the origin of the drone.  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the downing of the drone on Saturday but was not able to confirm if it was hit by forces of the Syrian regime, or its ally, the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.