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fired upon

adjective as in attacked

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Over the course of a violent night, TV stations were raided by soldiers, explosions were heard in Istanbul and Ankara, protesters were shot and the parliament and presidential buildings were fired upon.

From BBC

Once fired upon, they split up and Sinwar entered a building alone.

From BBC

Aid workers have also been killed in air strikes and have reported being fired upon by Israeli soldiers.

From BBC

Witnesses said several of the Ohio officers fired upon the man with the knives when he charged at the other man.

From Salon

Trump once again appeared inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum with a white bandage covering his ear, which was clipped when he was fired upon by a 20-year-old gunman during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The assassination attempt that was millimeters away from being successful cemented the party’s unity behind its three-time presidential candidate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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