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I heard an exchange of gunfire around the area. I am not sure whether or not the attackers are in the hotel. – Police Major Ahmad Ismail	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The subject was struck by the gunfire. – Brian Manley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This subject did not comply with the commands that the officer was giving and instead charged at the officer, the subject was struck by the gunfire. – Brian Manley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
(There was a) big explosion ... followed by erratic gunfire. – Sune Rasmussen	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Officers then attempted entry into the building to save the hostages and were met by gunfire. – Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
As soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped to the floor and they were underneath desks, and she was trying to shield herself with a chair, along with a man next to her, then, all of a sudden, she said she just felt [the bullet] going through her back. – Stephanie Baldwin	Found on CNN 8 years ago
As soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped to the floor and they were underneath desks, and she was trying to shield herself with a chair, along with a man next to her, then, all of a sudden, she said she just felt (the bullet) going through her back. – Stephanie Baldwin	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The gunfire got closer. It went on for, you know, ten, fifteen minutes, it just didn't stop. And then it would stop and there was this sense of relief and then it would start up again. and then there was an explosion that just shook the whole room, probably the whole building. – Bassist Matt McJunkins	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I could hear sounds of heavy gunfire, explosions and airplanes throughout the night, there were several huge explosions and it sounded like the roof was falling on me. – Resident Khodaidad	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Serious fighting is going on. New troops have arrived. The Afghan security forces have been retaking most of the strategic parts of the city and there's gunfire in many areas. – Matin Safraz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Now in all parts of Turkey there are street battles. The government did whatever the PKK wanted and they responded with gunfire. – Onder Celik	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We heard loud noises, my wife asked if I thought they were shots, i went over to the window and put one of them up. And we heard more shots being fired, and I turned to my wife and said, 'Yeah, that's definitely gunfire.'. – Chief David Brown	Found on CNN 8 years ago
They attacked the depot at the airport. There was a heavy exchange of gunfire. – North Kivu governor Julien Paluku	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Brelo was acting in conditions difficult for even experienced officers to imagine, he was in a strange place at night surrounded by gunfire, sirens and flashing bulbs. Brelo did not fire too quickly or at a person who was clearly unarmed or unable to run him over. – Judge John O'Donnell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There was some fighting this morning. Gunfire lasted about 30 minutes. Now there is only gunfire about once every 10 minutes. the faces of the people -- they are very scared. – Gad Ngajimana	Found on CNN 8 years ago
People are staying indoors, not moving, there was some fighting this morning. Gunfire lasted about 30 minutes. Now there is only gunfire about once every 10 minutes. – Gad Ngajimana	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I heard all the gunfire and a lot of yelling, you know, out of confusion, but then it shortly turned to screams. I heard a lot of people calling other people's names. – Munirih Gravelly	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There are hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen who continue to live in the most dangerous circumstances, many waking up scared in the middle of the night to the sounds of bombing and gunfire, the number of child casualties shows clearly how devastating this conflict continues to be for the country's children. – Julien Harneis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
When officers arrived on scene, they were met with gunfire, at this time, officers have the location surrounded in all directions as they attempt to locate the suspect. – Albert Morales	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Mortars, IEDs, gunfire and other explosives destroyed human life, stole limbs and ruined lives at unprecedented levels. – Nicholas Haysom	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Most were beheaded or killed by gunfire. – Abdelhakim Maazab	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We didn't hear any voice of other persons other than the pilots, we didn't hear any sounds of gunfire or explosions. For the time being, based on that, we can eliminate the possibility of terrorism. – Nurcahyo Utomo	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
They shouted 'Let's go', they ran off and everything happened really quickly, i heard the sound of grenades, bursts of gunfire ... I'm a bit shocked, a bit afraid, surprised it could happen here. – Emrick Bertholet	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Gunmen attacked us last night with grenades and gunfire. Two policemen died and three others were injured. – Mohamuud Saciid	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I heard an exchange of gunfire around the area. I am not sure whether or not the attackers are in the hotel.

– Police Major Ahmad Ismail

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The subject was struck by the gunfire.

– Brian Manley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This subject did not comply with the commands that the officer was giving and instead charged at the officer, the subject was struck by the gunfire.

– Brian Manley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

(There was a) big explosion ... followed by erratic gunfire.

– Sune Rasmussen

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Officers then attempted entry into the building to save the hostages and were met by gunfire.

– Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

As soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped to the floor and they were underneath desks, and she was trying to shield herself with a chair, along with a man next to her, then, all of a sudden, she said she just felt [the bullet] going through her back.

– Stephanie Baldwin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

– Stephanie Baldwin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The gunfire got closer. It went on for, you know, ten, fifteen minutes, it just didn't stop. And then it would stop and there was this sense of relief and then it would start up again. and then there was an explosion that just shook the whole room, probably the whole building.

– Bassist Matt McJunkins

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I could hear sounds of heavy gunfire, explosions and airplanes throughout the night, there were several huge explosions and it sounded like the roof was falling on me.

– Resident Khodaidad

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Serious fighting is going on. New troops have arrived. The Afghan security forces have been retaking most of the strategic parts of the city and there's gunfire in many areas.

– Matin Safraz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Now in all parts of Turkey there are street battles. The government did whatever the PKK wanted and they responded with gunfire.

– Onder Celik

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We heard loud noises, my wife asked if I thought they were shots, i went over to the window and put one of them up. And we heard more shots being fired, and I turned to my wife and said, 'Yeah, that's definitely gunfire.'.

– Chief David Brown

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They attacked the depot at the airport. There was a heavy exchange of gunfire.

– North Kivu governor Julien Paluku

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Brelo was acting in conditions difficult for even experienced officers to imagine, he was in a strange place at night surrounded by gunfire, sirens and flashing bulbs. Brelo did not fire too quickly or at a person who was clearly unarmed or unable to run him over.

– Judge John O'Donnell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There was some fighting this morning. Gunfire lasted about 30 minutes. Now there is only gunfire about once every 10 minutes. the faces of the people -- they are very scared.

– Gad Ngajimana

Found on CNN
8 years ago

People are staying indoors, not moving, there was some fighting this morning. Gunfire lasted about 30 minutes. Now there is only gunfire about once every 10 minutes.

– Gad Ngajimana

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I heard all the gunfire and a lot of yelling, you know, out of confusion, but then it shortly turned to screams. I heard a lot of people calling other people's names.

– Munirih Gravelly

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There are hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen who continue to live in the most dangerous circumstances, many waking up scared in the middle of the night to the sounds of bombing and gunfire, the number of child casualties shows clearly how devastating this conflict continues to be for the country's children.

– Julien Harneis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

When officers arrived on scene, they were met with gunfire, at this time, officers have the location surrounded in all directions as they attempt to locate the suspect.

– Albert Morales

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Mortars, IEDs, gunfire and other explosives destroyed human life, stole limbs and ruined lives at unprecedented levels.

– Nicholas Haysom

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Most were beheaded or killed by gunfire.

– Abdelhakim Maazab

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We didn't hear any voice of other persons other than the pilots, we didn't hear any sounds of gunfire or explosions. For the time being, based on that, we can eliminate the possibility of terrorism.

– Nurcahyo Utomo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

They shouted 'Let's go', they ran off and everything happened really quickly, i heard the sound of grenades, bursts of gunfire ... I'm a bit shocked, a bit afraid, surprised it could happen here.

– Emrick Bertholet

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Gunmen attacked us last night with grenades and gunfire. Two policemen died and three others were injured.

– Mohamuud Saciid

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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