Iran's Al-Alam TV says tanker hit near Syrian city of Baniyas was Iranian

Iran's Al-Alam television said an oil tanker that was hit on Saturday near Baniyas in Syria was one of three Iranian tankers that arrived a while ago at the oil terminal.

Syria's oil ministry had said earlier that fire was extinguished on an oil tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas after a suspected drone attack from the direction of Lebanese territorial waters, state media reported.