1.   In a second strike, an American jet released two missiles and two huge orange flashes erupted on the ground, Reuters said.

2.   They said they had also seen U.S. attack helicopters firing in the distance, and huge flashes from impacting bombs and artillery.

3.   He held a news conference at the Pentagon less than an hour after the collision of the interceptor and its target created a huge white flash in space.

4.   There were huge lightning flashes and blasts of thunder.