The Moment of Impact of a Tank Shell (Disturbing)

Photojournalist Tracey Shelton is embedded in Aleppo, Syria, with some of the rebels who are fighting the government. She managed to capture a shot of a tank shell exploding at the rebels position, she survived but some of the rebels died. Here’s how it happened in her own words:

On this morning, the men were relaxed and joking around as they cleaned their area from a tank attack the day before. That time, they had been prepared and the tank had fired too short. This time, the assault came with little warning.

As the cloud of smoke engulfed the street we ran back and frantically waited for the others to escape through the dust and debris. But no one came. In that split second, three men were reduced to broken, bleeding masses.

After a few minutes of disorientation, a vehicle arrived to transport the bodies. The survivors washed away the blood and flesh in a heartbreaking clean up.

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