Sentences with word «ambushed»

A source who preferred anonymity told our correspondent that the SARS men had arrested some suspected Fulani herdsmen for disturbing public peace but they were ambushed by another group of herdsmen.

A statement in this regard signed by Col. Sani Usman said, «Troops of 7 Brigade have ambushed and killed 7 Boko Haram terrorists at Dawashi early this (Sunday) morning.

According to the police, the victim was en route to her parents» store after closing from school on Tuesday, when her attackers ambushed her, and dragged her to an abandoned structure where they raped and strangled her to death.

NIgerian troops on Tuesday ambushed Boko Haram terrorists, killed three and recovered improvise explosive device from them.

«Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion this evening ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Mairimri village crossing point in which they killed quite a number of terrorists, recovered 15 bicycles and foodstuffs.

Another police officer was shot, this time in Georgia when he responded to a 9 -1-1 call and was ambushed and by the caller.

Maybe it was Ed, for instance, who described how he, Brown and Charlie Whelan were listening to Blair's party conference speech on a car radio when Brown suddenly started heckling («He didn't want that... He opposed that...») And surely it could only have been Whelan, still spinning even in his political grave, who described the Chancellor's fury after being «ambushed» about the Ecclestone donation on the Today programme, for who else but our Charlie would say «Gordon went mental»?

«The community was ambushed,» said Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, who was among the critics who blasted the move as «unfair and unsustainable.»

Local law enforcement are sending their collective condolences to Dallas, where snipers ambushed and killed five officers Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday launched an investigation into a hospital's handling of a man who sought psychiatric care just days before he fatally ambushed a New York Police Department officer sitting in a mobile command post.

Melius, 69, was in his Mercedes - Benz in a castle parking area when he was ambushed and shot once in the forehead about 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, Suffolk police said.

A separate report by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee faulted Blackwater's conduct in the Fallujah incident, in which Blackwater was transporting flatbed trucks when its team was ambushed.

Private Smith's platoon was moving across an open rice paddy on a search and destroy operation when they were ambushed by an estimated enemy company.

Will stop David Cameron being ambushed by Conservative backbenchers on EU policy, as he was by John Baron's amendment to the Queen's Speech.

«The operatives of SARS attached to Kano and Katsina State Commands while acting on a tip - off ambushed and arrested Abubakar Ibrahim of Kurmin Mashi Quarters, Kaduna State, and Jaduwa Thalma of Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno.

He was killed along three other US soldiers on Oct. 4 after his group was ambushed by more than 50 Islamist militants.

While narrating the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Madugu said that he was travelling to Idiroko in two vehicle convoy when his assailants ambushed the vehicles while he was stuck in traffic at Ijapo, Tipper Garage area of Ifo Road.

Listeners found out the answer today for perhaps the first time when Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson went head - to - head with Humphreys on the topic of sexual harassment at Westminster — and then ambushed him at the end of the interview.

William Spengler Jr, the man who ambushed firefighters in western New York before fatally shooting himself was not shy about discussing his role in a previous killing of his grandmother.

«My driver's younger brother and five others students of college of education Gidan Waya were ambushed and killed by herdsmen yesterday #SouthernKaduna,» he said in one of the tweets.

«In a related development, troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion attached to 26 Task Force Brigade intercepted and ambushed a Boko Haram terrorist logistics supplier at a crossing point around Daushe village today.

One year ago today, Gary Melius was ambushed while sitting in a car at Oheka Castle, his historic Huntington catering hall.

Officer Miosotis Familia was killed Wednesday afternoon after being ambushed inside of a mobile command center by an ex-convict.

The gunmen were said to have ambushed and killed four persons, while a woman sustained injuries on Sunday at Bakin Kogi village.

Last week, gunmen suspected to be sea pirates ambushed a boat conveying an official of the Rivers state government, Kenneth Opusingi, killing a chief and two others.

Unknown gunmen in Okene Local Government area of Kogi State on Friday evening ambushed officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agent (NDLEA) on duty, killing...

It is rather regrettable that when the military had prepared for a massive onslaught with a declared 40 days ultimatum for a major arrest, Nigerian troops escorting oil prospectors and geologists were ambushed by the terrorists in the state.

A top security source from the community, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, «While on patrol at Tebidaba area in Southern Ijaw, the combined team of NSCDC was ambushed.

It will be recalled that unknown gunmen, suspected to be militants, ambushed and killed four soldiers and a civilian in Bayelsa State in August.

A group of suspected members of Boko Haram in Marte local government area of Borno state were said to have ambushed a military vehicle, killing about...

Two persons have been reportedly ambushed and killed yesterday by unknown gunmen in Wereng - Kum village of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Jugul also said several persons have been ambushed and killed by suspected gunmen in the last one week and no arrest has been made.

Witness any politician who is ambushed by a member of the public and asked awkward questions as Tony Blair frequently was.

Troops of the Nigerian Army, have ambushed some Boko Haram terrorists, and as such recovered several weapons from them in Borno.

An emotional vigil was held just steps from where a 12 - year NYPD veteran was ambushed yesterday morning in what Gov. Andrew Cuomo called a «senseless assassination.»

More than 15 arrests have been made on Long Island in the killings of four young men who, the authorities said, were lured into the woods, then ambushed by the transnational MS - 13 gang.

In March 2009, while Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Miliband attended the UK premiere of climate change film The Age of Stupid, where he was ambushed by actor Pete Postlethwaite, who threatened to return his OBE and vote for any party other than Labour if the Kingsnorth coal - fired power station were to be given the go - ahead by the government.

But he was ambushed by Labour's Emily Thornberry on TV over a visit he made to Syria's President Assad in 2007.

The Police Commissioner, Mr Abeh, had told Channels Television that the policemen were on a routine patrol in the area when they were ambushed by the gunmen who opened fire on them.

He was involved in dangerous fire fights and was nearly ambushed once when a Humvee broke down.

When I distributed «seconds» of biscuits and carrot cake, I thought I was going to be ambushed.

If you have been ambushed by veiled criticism, try smiling and say (with enthusiasm) «Thanks, I'll remember that!»

I appreciate all the pro-breastfeeding moms out there, but I have to say that I feel like I can't get useful information anywhere about how to stop and what to expect without feeling ambushed by people telling me not to stop.

The victim, Chavario White, 15, was ambushed Sept. 3, 2006, in the 800 block of Colonial Drive in Wheeling.

-- Ambushed by Canal +'s touchline reporter Laurent Paganelli, Joe Cole has a stab at his first interview in the language of his new homeland after Lille's 3 - 1 win over Lyon

Just seems that any salient point I make is ambushed by vitriol.

The 18 - year - old was returning from the Hammers match against Stoke when he was ambushed at 10.50 pm on Monday night.

They ambushed me.

While he and the others were taking one of their few rests, the rebels were ambushed, and the young men escaped.

As the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers were running to the locker room at halftime, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch ambushed Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a bear hug and teased him about his mustache.