Sounds of Strikes on Syria Heard in Lebanese Border Region
Night air strikes conducted by the United States, Britain and France on Syria on Saturday could easily be heard in Lebanon’s border region in Bekaa, LBCI television reported.
Residents of border areas near Syria said they were able to hear the blasts and shelling through the night.
The United States, Britain and France carried out a wave of punitive strikes against Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime on Saturday in response to alleged chemical weapons attacks that President Donald Trump branded the "crimes of a monster."
As Trump embarked on a White House address to announce the action -- taken in defiance of Russia's threat to respond -- explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus.
The strikes hit three targets near Damascus -- a scientific research center, a storage facility and command post -- and a chemical weapons storage facility near Homs.
Syrian surface to air missile batteries had attempted to fire back, but there were no initial reports of allied losses, reports said.
Syrian state media said air defenses were activated to block the attack as it published images of smoke clouds hanging over the capital.
Source: Naharnet, Agence France Presse
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