Damascus (Syria), Dec 13 (AP) An assailant opened fire at Syrian and US forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria’s state media and a war monitor said.

The shooting took place near Palmyra, state-run SANA news agency reported. It said that two members of Syria’s security force and several US service members were wounded and rushed by helicopters to the Tanf garrison near the border with Iraq and Jordan.

SANA said the attacker was killed, without providing further details.

A US defence official told The Associated Press that they are aware of the reports and did not have any information to provide immediately.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorised to speak to the media.

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