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RAF Typhoons joined French aircraft in a joint strike<\/a> on Saturday evening on an underground facility in Syria<\/a> which had been occupied by Isis<\/a>, most likely to store weapons and explosives, the Ministry of Defence<\/a> said.<\/p>\n Guided bombs were used to target a number of access tunnels down to the site, located in the mountains north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the centre of the country, on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n It was identified through intelligence analysis as a former Isis weapons and explosives storage site. The facility had been most likely used to store weapons and explosives and the surrounding area is devoid of civilians, the Ministry of Defence said.<\/p>\n