[Netz]

This article states:

Blasts were reported in Damascus, Syria, just minutes after President Trump announced that he would be launching an attack in retaliation for last week’s chemical attack by Bashar al-Assad on his own citizens.

“...minutes AFTER...” [his announcement]???

Shouldn’t his statement come AFTER the bombing starts?

Yes, chem storage facilities should be leaking chemical WMDs, I agree with you, so what was hit? Empty facilities?

[mrsmith]

I believe the strikes were before his statement:

Danny Makki‏ @Dannymakkisyria
Just heard a number large bangs #Damascus
6:02 PM - 13 Apr 2018

That's 9:02 Eastern.