Missiles streaked across the sky above Damascus.
The strikes were in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack the Syrian government carried out.
These strikes seem to have hit the heart of the city.
Syria's capital was rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky.
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Video from Damascus also showed how close the military strikes got to the city.