Photos of US, UK, and French military strikes show just how close missiles got to Syria's capital city

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Missiles streaked across the sky above Damascus.

Missiles streaked across the sky above Damascus.
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The strikes were in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack the Syrian government carried out.

The strikes were in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack the Syrian government carried out.
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These strikes seem to have hit the heart of the city.

These strikes seem to have hit the heart of the city.

Syria's capital was rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky.

Syria's capital was rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky.
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Smoke could be seen coming from the ground following the airstrikes.

Smoke could be seen coming from the ground following the airstrikes.

Video from Damascus also showed how close the military strikes got to the city.

 

Another footage of Syrian air-defense missile fired towards tomahawk rockets in the sky of Damascus. pic.twitter.com/7FVcXN5i2F

— Majd Fahd 🇸🇾 (@Syria_Protector) April 14, 2018
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