Assad had claimed Israel’s strike hit an abandoned building on a military base. Turns out he lied.

In its first admission by a state official, Syria’s ambassador to the UN confirmed that an air raid carried out by Israeli fighter jets deep in Syrian territory on September 6 was, indeed, an attack on a Syrian nuclear facility, Israel Radio reported Wednesday morning.

The Syrian envoy disclosed the nature of the target during a meeting of a UN committee where Israeli envoys were also present.

A senior source in the Foreign Ministry confirmed that the statement was made in New York by the Syrian official.

Syria has thus far been attempting to lay low on this. While it was quietly trying to gain support for condemnation of Israel, it was also trying to downplay the importance of the strike. That delicate balance apparently didn’t work.

H/t Hot Air.