Sentence examples for attack in defence of from inspiring English sources

In opening remarks, Hasan, who has never denied the shooting, said he had carried out the attack in "defence of others".

Ansaru was formed in January 2012, though it rose to prominence only about six months later through the release of a video in which it vowed to attack Westerners in defence of Muslims worldwide.

It also warned of "the more serious danger of a Russian attack" on Austria in defence of its Slavic ally.

The visitors may have taken the lead but were ultimately disappointing as they failed to match the greater cutting edge in attack and solidity in defence of the home side as they suffered their first league defeat of the season.

Muslim Americans under 30 are twice as likely as their elders to believe that suicide-attacks on civilians in defence of Islam are sometimes justified (15% versus 6%, according to Pew).

"In attack, in defence, in a lack of fight, motivation and concentration.

He said the attack was carried out in defence of Muslim insurgents fighting US soldiers in Afghanistan, although the trial judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, has ruled that this strategy fails as a matter of law and will not allow him to offer evidence in relation to a "defence of others" argument.

Meanwhile, Ansar al-Sharia, the jihadist militia blamed by some local people for the attack, called for protests "in defence of the Prophet Muhammad".

Never swing or kick at the dog as it will see this an act of aggression and attack in defence.

Mandelson has chosen to end his ministerial career with an outright attack on our rights, acting in defence of big businesses' supposed right to threaten and intimidate.

Cartoonist Laurent Sourisseau, who took over the management of the weekly after the attack, also wrote an angry editorial in defence of secularism.