gun-battle

A cameraman for the Brazilian TV channel Band, Domingos was gunned down after the police unit he was filming unwittingly stumbled into a group of retreating drug traffickers, triggering a fierce gun-battle.

Life and death in Rio's drug wars 2011

They have the convoy pinned down, and if you can read, you should know that the ensuing gun-battle lasted almost 30 minutes.

The Attack in Lahore and the Response Online - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Clearly, he was present at a gun-battle near Khost, Afghanistan, during which a United States soldier was killed by a grenade.

‘Complicit in the abuse of a Canadian citizen’s rights’ - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2009

Clearly, he was present at a gun-battle near Khost, Afghanistan, during which a United States soldier was killed by a grenade.

‘Complicit in the abuse of a Canadian citizen’s rights’ - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2009

The Jumayli tribe--with no prompting from the Coalition--turned on Al Qaida and engaged in a serious gun-battle with Al Qaida before formally joining with the coalition.

Archive 2008-04-01 membrain 2008

The Jumayli tribe--with no prompting from the Coalition--turned on Al Qaida and engaged in a serious gun-battle with Al Qaida before formally joining with the coalition.

Outside The Wire 2007 membrain 2008

Even as the fierce gun-battle went on, bordering districts of Orissa were put on alert.

1,000 armed Maoists attack CRPF camp Abhay N 2006

A gun-battle broke out and two of the militants were killed.

CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2006 2006

MICHAEL WARE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, what I can tell you, Wolf, for example, is right now, as I'm speaking to you, there's a gun-battle underway, the sound of machine gun-fire in a neighboring suburb.

CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2006 2006

Even as the fierce gun-battle went on, bordering districts of Orissa were put on alert.

Archive 2006-12-01 Abhay N 2006