Sentence examples for fierce gunfire from inspiring English sources

There was a tremendous amount of shouting up and down the stairs, periods of quiet, and then periods of fierce gunfire all round the square, with bullets bedding themselves into the walls and ceiling.

Fierce gunfire At this point I thought that the men with guns who had came up the staircase were student supporters, for they were all in civilian clothing and I believed that we were under siege from the military.

The graphic videotape of the boy's death showed him cowering behind his father as the two crouched against a cinder-block wall and behind a round cement block, seeking protection from fierce gunfire.

The morning after Palestinian rioting disintegrated into fierce gunfire, many Israeli and even some Palestinian political analysts were surprised to find themselves crediting Prime Minister Ehud Barak with defusing a potential political, diplomatic and military crisis.

The morning after Palestinian rioting disintegrated into fierce gunfire, many Israeli and even some Palestinian political analysts were surprised to find themselves crediting Prime Minister Ehud Barak with defusing the crisis.

It means that a mother can huddle on the floor of a closet with her daughter for what seems like eternity as fierce gunfire is exchanged outside their home, as occurred here recently, and then find not a word of it in the next day's paper.

By this time, he could hear fierce exchanges of gunfire outside the Katiba walls.

The blast, which was followed by a fierce exchange of gunfire, suggested the authorities could be locked in a long-term battle with Islamist insurgents who are gaining momentum.

BANGKOK -- Antigovernment protesters repulsed an attempt by the military to disperse them on Saturday in fierce running battles filled with tear gas, gunfire and explosions in the worst political violence in nearly 20 years.

The militant takeover of the site began with heavy gunfire early Wednesday, and continued through the fierce, helicopter-led government assault on Thursday.

News agency reports from Abidjan indicated that after a day and night of fierce fighting, the city was relatively calm on Sunday, with sporadic gunfire.