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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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At least one of the soldiers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, the official said.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
Ahead of the coup announcement, witnesses said gunfire rang out in the capital Bissau for about an hour near the electoral commission headquarters and presidential palace.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Hearing gunfire, other troops in the area ran over and held down the gunman after he was shot, Carroll said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Shortly before the announcement, gunfire rang out near the electoral commission headquarters, presidential palace and interior ministry, witnesses said.
—Reuters 34 Min Ago, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
Ahead of the coup announcement, witnesses said gunfire rang out in the capital Bissau for about an hour near the electoral commission headquarters and presidential palace.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Hearing gunfire, other troops in the area ran over and held down the gunman after he was shot, Carroll said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Shortly before the announcement, gunfire rang out near the electoral commission headquarters, presidential palace and interior ministry, witnesses said.
—Reuters 34 Min Ago, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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