- Reuters photographer named Bassam Khabieh captured an eerie scene in a Syrian town outside of Damascus on Friday.
- The image shows local civilians inspecting, staring at, and walking by a missile that had been fired at the town by Russia or the Syrian regime — a sobering example of the harsh realities they face each day.
- “We are waiting our turn to die. This is the only thing I can say,” said Bilal Abu Salah, 22, whose wife is five months pregnant with their first child.
A Reuters photographer named Bassam Khabieh captured an eerie scene in the Syrian town of Douma on Friday, which is located in the Eastern Ghouta region outside of Damascus.
The image captured by Khabieh shows local civilians inspecting, staring at, and walking by a missile that had been fired at the town by Russia or the Syrian regime.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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