Sentence examples for fired a shell from inspiring English sources

In 1993, his forces fired a shell that killed 15 civilians at a soccer game.

Palestinian survivors and witnesses said an Israeli tank had fired a shell at them.

"They fired a shell at us," he said, adding that he had been knocked unconscious.

In 1916 both countries adopted the 16-inch gun, which fired a shell of approximately 2,100 pounds.

On cue, the tank fired a shell at the statue, blowing it up, but the event had little drama and did not get a lot of TV coverage.

A policeman fired a shell at Ali from less than 15 feet away, according to the account of the family and human-rights groups.

Government tanks terrorized the city, in one instance firing a shell that landed 20 yards from a hospital door.

Later in the day, I saw a Syrian Army tank manoeuvre on the road before firing a shell into Wa'ar.

The combination of these two techniques was sufficient to fire a shell that would land close to the target.

The army is investigating whether the tank commander was justified in firing a shell, said Asaf Lidrati, an army spokesman.

The Dictator is a 13-inch mortar, firing a shell weighing two hundred pounds, with a charge of twenty pounds of powder.