Sentence examples for fired aimed from inspiring English sources

I was in the House of Commons on 1 February 1972 when defence minister Lord Balniel said of the Bloody Sunday massacre: "In each case, soldiers fired aimed shots at men identified as gunmen or bombers... in self-defence or in defence of their comrades who were threatened.

Though not a requirement, the aircraft fired AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles from internal weapon bays.

The Pentagon said after the attack that it had been responding to antiaircraft fire aimed at allied planes.

Cocoa had its biggest drop in 18 years after rebels in Ivory Coast signed a cease-fire aimed at ending fighting.

As he did this, Major Schmidt saw what looked to him like fire aimed at Major Umbach's jet.

United States military officials have said that the plane was reacting to antiaircraft fire aimed from several different locations.

"No country can accept rocket fire aimed at civilians and we support Israel's right to defend itself against these vicious attacks," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.

Specialist Sylvester A. Prince, 19, was among those who rushed the sprawling complex under a volley of covering fire aimed at the roof.

But Pentagon officials could confirm neither the casualty figures nor whether they resulted from the American bomb or from hostile artillery fire aimed at coalition aircraft.

Shortly before 5 p.m., the insurgents struck again with rocket and automatic rifle fire aimed at engineers who were moving equipment near an observation post.

Colonel Qaddafi's forces began the attack late Saturday morning with barrages of rocket and artillery fire aimed at Ajdabiya's center.