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Yesterday, we had an American diplomatic convoy that was fired on. All of our people are safe, but this the action was reckless, it was irresponsible and, of course, unsafe. – Antony Blinken	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The situation is ever-changing. The continued presence of vehicles and demonstrators associated with the convoy, alongside police operations, will impact the downtown core. – Anthony Rota	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The state of emergency in place in Ottawa where the police chief says COVID protests are ‘a nationwide insurrection driven by madness.’ Thousands of Canadians, you see the pictures there, protesting vaccine mandates. It started with the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ led by truckers protesting a new mandate requiring vaccines in order to enter the country. – Host John King	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are taking part in the Freedom Convoy standing in solidarity with truckers in Canada and really across North America. We stand for their freedom to choose. – Kelly Tshibaka	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I’m somewhat ashamed of the way that I dealt with it, and of course, because of the system that we were in and the responsibilities and the duties that we had, we had a quick cuddle and then we had to get changed to jump in a convoy with a police escort and drive to the Royal Albert Hall for a charity event. Then step out into a wall of cameras and pretend as though everything’s OK. – Prince Harry	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's a tragic situation for civilians remaining in the city since Russian jets are hitting any convoy that leaves the city, while those who were able to reach areas closer to the border have nowhere to shelter. – Mohamad Rasheed	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The convoy made up of suburban vans could have been confused with criminal groups that fight for control in the region. – Alfonso Durazo	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Micah Herndon said. Race organizers invited him to the New York Marathon the day after the Boston Marathon even though his time didnt qualify him. In Boston, Micah Herndon had four miles left to finish the race when Micah Herndon legs gave out, and Micah Herndon ended up crawlingon Micah Herndon hands and knees to the finish line. MARINE WHO CRAWLED ACROSS BOSTON MARATHON FINISH LINE FOR FALLEN COMRADES INVITED TO RUN NYC MARATHON In Afghanistan, he was in a convoy in 2010 when one of the vehicles hit an IED, killing in Marines Mark Juarez andMatthew Ballard, and Rupert Hamer, a British journalist. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I run in honor of them.They are not here anymore. I am here, and I am able, i am lucky to still have all my limbs. I can still be active. I find fuel in the simple idea that I can run. Some can not. – Micah Herndon	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The convoy is expected to reach Valencia by Saturday evening, but that is all very dependent to the weather. – Aloys Vimards	Found on CNN 5 years ago
One of our mujahideen (was) martyred after he rammed his car into a Somali military convoy. – Abu Musab	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I am really alarmed, people gathered in the market place. You could see many were malnourished, starving. They were skinny, tired, severely distressed. There was no smile on anybody's faces. It is not what you seen when you arrive with a convoy. The children I talked to said they had no strength to play. – Elizabeth Hoff	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A convoy of three foreign forces vehicles was coming to the city from Marjah when targeted by a suicide bomber driving a car. – Omar Zawak	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A roadside bomb targeted an AU vehicle as the AU convoy passed in the outskirts of Marka today. We do not know details about casualties. – Ali Nur	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It took days and days to organise safe passage. It did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time we got a convoy into Aden for weeks. – Van Der Klaauw	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It took days and days to organize safe passage. It did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time we got a convoy into Aden for weeks. – Van Der Klaauw	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Time will be halved, and most importantly, you won't have to take apart your convoy (of barges). – Jorge Barragan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's much cheaper because of the large quantities, a convoy of barges can shift 7,200 tonnes in one trip. To move 7,200 tonnes by road requires 240 tractor trailers. – Carlos Nunez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We had martyrs and wounded, but we said we won't withdraw, we are used to the blood of martyrs and we have not liberated the land, but then the convoy withdrew, so we had to withdraw as well. – Ramadi Al-Yassiri	Found on CNN 8 years ago
One of them drove in front of the convoy and the second one behind. – Yevgeniy Romanenko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The convoy didn't try to hide. – Gleb Kornilov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Clearly we are assisting our allies who are involved in a struggle to keep the radical Houthis from taking control of all of Yemen, there's a lot of speculation about what may or may not be on this Iranian convoy. But I think having our ships in place is the right thing to do. Hopefully their involvement will not be needed. – House Speaker John Boehner	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The president's comments were more in line with what officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity told CNN and other outlets after the ships were deployed Monday : that the U.S. ships were moved closer to Yemen to monitor and dissuade the Iranian convoy. Josh Earnest, though, focused on the need for the U.S. Navy ships to keep the region's waters safe for commerce. READ : Rubio, Kirk : No nuclear deal unless Iran releases reporter The movement of the -- of this particular aircraft carrier would augment the American military presence in the Gulf of Aden and would send a clear signal about our continued insistence about the free flow of commerce and the freedom of movement in the region. – Josh Earnest	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Many have asked me whether or not they (the U.S. warships) are there because of the Iranian ship convoy or flotilla that is also in the area, that is certainly one of the factors. That is not the reason they are there. – Steve Warren	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There was no attack (on a Kenya Defense Forces convoy), but there was an attack on the convoy of the governor of Mandera. – David Obonyo	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Yesterday, we had an American diplomatic convoy that was fired on. All of our people are safe, but this the action was reckless, it was irresponsible and, of course, unsafe.

– Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The situation is ever-changing. The continued presence of vehicles and demonstrators associated with the convoy, alongside police operations, will impact the downtown core.

– Anthony Rota

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The state of emergency in place in Ottawa where the police chief says COVID protests are ‘a nationwide insurrection driven by madness.’ Thousands of Canadians, you see the pictures there, protesting vaccine mandates. It started with the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ led by truckers protesting a new mandate requiring vaccines in order to enter the country.

– Host John King

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are taking part in the Freedom Convoy standing in solidarity with truckers in Canada and really across North America. We stand for their freedom to choose.

– Kelly Tshibaka

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’m somewhat ashamed of the way that I dealt with it, and of course, because of the system that we were in and the responsibilities and the duties that we had, we had a quick cuddle and then we had to get changed to jump in a convoy with a police escort and drive to the Royal Albert Hall for a charity event. Then step out into a wall of cameras and pretend as though everything’s OK.

– Prince Harry

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's a tragic situation for civilians remaining in the city since Russian jets are hitting any convoy that leaves the city, while those who were able to reach areas closer to the border have nowhere to shelter.

– Mohamad Rasheed

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The convoy made up of suburban vans could have been confused with criminal groups that fight for control in the region.

– Alfonso Durazo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Micah Herndon said. Race organizers invited him to the New York Marathon the day after the Boston Marathon even though his time didnt qualify him. In Boston, Micah Herndon had four miles left to finish the race when Micah Herndon legs gave out, and Micah Herndon ended up crawlingon Micah Herndon hands and knees to the finish line. MARINE WHO CRAWLED ACROSS BOSTON MARATHON FINISH LINE FOR FALLEN COMRADES INVITED TO RUN NYC MARATHON In Afghanistan, he was in a convoy in 2010 when one of the vehicles hit an IED, killing in Marines Mark Juarez andMatthew Ballard, and Rupert Hamer, a British journalist. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I run in honor of them.They are not here anymore. I am here, and I am able, i am lucky to still have all my limbs. I can still be active. I find fuel in the simple idea that I can run. Some can not.

– Micah Herndon

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The convoy is expected to reach Valencia by Saturday evening, but that is all very dependent to the weather.

– Aloys Vimards

Found on CNN
5 years ago

One of our mujahideen (was) martyred after he rammed his car into a Somali military convoy.

– Abu Musab

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I am really alarmed, people gathered in the market place. You could see many were malnourished, starving. They were skinny, tired, severely distressed. There was no smile on anybody's faces. It is not what you seen when you arrive with a convoy. The children I talked to said they had no strength to play.

– Elizabeth Hoff

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A convoy of three foreign forces vehicles was coming to the city from Marjah when targeted by a suicide bomber driving a car.

– Omar Zawak

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A roadside bomb targeted an AU vehicle as the AU convoy passed in the outskirts of Marka today. We do not know details about casualties.

– Ali Nur

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It took days and days to organise safe passage. It did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time we got a convoy into Aden for weeks.

– Van Der Klaauw

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It took days and days to organize safe passage. It did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time we got a convoy into Aden for weeks.

– Van Der Klaauw

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Time will be halved, and most importantly, you won't have to take apart your convoy (of barges).

– Jorge Barragan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's much cheaper because of the large quantities, a convoy of barges can shift 7,200 tonnes in one trip. To move 7,200 tonnes by road requires 240 tractor trailers.

– Carlos Nunez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We had martyrs and wounded, but we said we won't withdraw, we are used to the blood of martyrs and we have not liberated the land, but then the convoy withdrew, so we had to withdraw as well.

– Ramadi Al-Yassiri

Found on CNN
8 years ago

One of them drove in front of the convoy and the second one behind.

– Yevgeniy Romanenko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The convoy didn't try to hide.

– Gleb Kornilov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Clearly we are assisting our allies who are involved in a struggle to keep the radical Houthis from taking control of all of Yemen, there's a lot of speculation about what may or may not be on this Iranian convoy. But I think having our ships in place is the right thing to do. Hopefully their involvement will not be needed.

– House Speaker John Boehner

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The president's comments were more in line with what officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity told CNN and other outlets after the ships were deployed Monday : that the U.S. ships were moved closer to Yemen to monitor and dissuade the Iranian convoy. Josh Earnest, though, focused on the need for the U.S. Navy ships to keep the region's waters safe for commerce. READ : Rubio, Kirk : No nuclear deal unless Iran releases reporter The movement of the -- of this particular aircraft carrier would augment the American military presence in the Gulf of Aden and would send a clear signal about our continued insistence about the free flow of commerce and the freedom of movement in the region.

– Josh Earnest

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Many have asked me whether or not they (the U.S. warships) are there because of the Iranian ship convoy or flotilla that is also in the area, that is certainly one of the factors. That is not the reason they are there.

– Steve Warren

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There was no attack (on a Kenya Defense Forces convoy), but there was an attack on the convoy of the governor of Mandera.

– David Obonyo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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