Syria Update: ANNA News Reporters Under Sniper Fire

Unidentified snipers on a highway have opened fire on a car carrying ANNA News reporters on their way to Harasta, a city and northeastern suburb of Damascus. The bullet had nearly missed Andrey Filatov, slightly scratching his head’s skin, but hit the driver in the head. Traveling at 120 km/h, the interpreter and the guide together had managed to grasp the steering wheel and stop the car.

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Andrey Filatov: “We were riding in an unmarked car on a highway when we came under sniper fire. The bullet hit our driver in the head. Our guide managed to grab the steering wheel and steady the car. That is why we did not run off the road and therefore survived. But our driver was killed.”

“We were moving on the highway when two shots were fired at us – one shot was made from behind and the other came from the left-hand side of the car. Our driver was killed; the bullet hit him in the head. We were moving at a speed of about 100 kilometers an hour. Our interpreter along with our second guide managed to grasp the steering wheel; we did not skid off the road. So, we stayed alive. But our driver was killed.

“… The bullet must have passed very close to my head, as the skin on my head has been scratched and it is bleeding a little bit now. Miraculously, the bullet did not hit me in the head, but it hit the driver”.