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The Polish midfielder arrived on the edge of the box to fire home a thunderous volley from a poorly cleared corner.

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The shooting with "live ammunition" began after a volley of tear gas, a demonstrator told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the driver of a U-Haul truck reversed toward security officers who responded with a volley of gunfire, wounding the motorist and a civilian nearby.

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He arrived at Saturday’s military demonstration to give a speech and had a seaside view of the M777 howitzers as they fired the first volley of shells.

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A Marine spokesperson said one volley of five shells was fired during the demonstration — four shells hit their target and one exploded midair.

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