Sentence examples for it was fired upon from inspiring English sources

The Jordanian local com mander was asked to allow a Palestine Armed Struggle Com mand vehicle to approach in order to arrange a cease‐fire, but when the car drew near it was fired upon and its driver was wounded, the statement alleged.

Although the demonstration was peaceful, it was fired upon by riot police.

It was reported that as the plane took off, it ran over several people, and it was fired upon by berserk soldiers on the ground.

While Syria has admitted shooting down the Phantom, a foreign ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdessi, claimed it was within Syrian territory when it was fired upon.

"It was armed and still had weapons on it when it was fired upon by US forces from an aircraft," Dillon said.

In the meantime, Buchanan sent an unarmed commercial steamer, Star of the West, with supplies and reinforcements to Sumter, but it turned back when it was fired upon in the harbour on January 9 , 1861

"But when our forces are fired upon, as they are routinely, then they have no option but to return fire".

The lieutenant explains later that as they arrived at the scene, a taxi with two men in it was seen driving away and was fired upon.

In Ohio, two men were arrested yesterday after a heavily guarded convoy of 33 trucks was fired upon as it traveled Interstate 75 between Richfield and Mansfield.

Reports said a car carrying the worshippers was fired upon as it was leaving the shrine following morning prayers.

However, when the federal supply ship was fired upon by shore batteries, it turned back.