MOSCOW, April 29./TASS/. The Russian Consulate General in Aleppo came under mortar fire, nobody was killed or injured, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported Friday.

"At about 15:00 Moscow time on April 28, the building of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Aleppo came under mortar fire," a ministry commentary said.

"One shell hit the territory of the Russian diplomatic mission, and three more exploded outside the fence. Nobody was killed or injured. Data on damage to property is specified," the ministry said.

"For security considerations, the Russian Consulate General in Aleppo suspended operations in January 2013, the staff were partially evacuated, and partially moved to Damascus," the ministry said. "At the present time, the diplomatic mission is kept up by Syrian technical personnel," it said.

"According to coming reports, the Consulate General was shelled by gunmen of Jabhat al-Nusra and allied groups that have become visibly more active of late in the area of Aleppo, and was intentional," the ministry noted. -0-zhe