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gunfire

[guhn-fahyuhr] / ˈgʌnˌfaɪər /


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"I talked to our neighbour who said there was no gunfire since yesterday," Saichon, 38, told AFP, adding that her family would evacuate again if necessary.

From Barron's

A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president in the main city of Cotonou.

From BBC

Just after 7 a.m. that day, simulated explosions and gunfire echoed through Utena’s otherwise sedate residential streets.

From The Wall Street Journal

One Labour MP told me earlier this month: "It's all very well to say wait for the locals, but that's my activist base I'm sending into the gunfire. I can't lose all my councillors."

From BBC

One senior Labour MP told the BBC: "It's all very well to say wait for the locals, but that's my activist base I'm sending into the gunfire. I can't lose all my councillors."

From BBC