The Washington Monument was struck by a bolt of lightning during a severe weather storm that hit the American capital on Thursday night. Two national guardsmen suffered non-threatening injuries after being hit by a separate lightning strike, officials have said. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB