Heavy jet bombers, new units of long-range artillery and a squadron of Soviet-made MIG-21 planes highlighted a spectacular military parade held by the Syrian Government this week in Damascus, according to dispatches received here today.
The Soviet MIGs were shown off above the skies of Damascus for the first time, the report stated, and some of the planes were so fast they broke the sound barrier. Token forces of Syria’s ground troops and naval personnel also participated in the parade.
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