He said the northern troops did not fire back with the same intensity in order to avoid giving away their positions.

She was about to fire back a rebuttal but quickly appreciated her delicate position.

The helicopter fired back with missiles and small arms, she said.

They fired back a total of three times but did not hit him.

"Sure; we can fire back with our own illegal battery."

Still, Mutine managed to stay close enough to fire back for the next two hours.

The Lebanese government fired back with truculent words of its own.

He fired back with his own weapon then, and one of the guards dropped immediately.

"The president is just doing this for political gain," fired back an opponent.

Hopkins fired back a letter asking for more information but has not yet received a response.