If the mortar attack had been followed by gunshots, he might not have lived to tell the tale.

如果迫击炮后紧接着是枪雨，他就没命和我们讲当时的情景了。

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Earlier in the day, a mortar attack on a crowded market killed seven and wounded at least 10 people.

当天早些时候，发生在闹市的一起mortar(迫击炮？)袭击使7人丧生，至少10人受伤。

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Royal Marine Commando medics battle to save the life of a member of the Afghan National Army after a mortar attack.

在一场激烈的交锋后，英国皇家海军陆战队的军医正在抢救一名阿富汗国民军士兵。

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The fort's commander asked Pryor if he would like the honor of firing the mortar that would begin the attack.

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Malaysia's Bernama state news agency said the two officers were killed in a mortar attack.

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Nato intervened in 1995 after a mortar attack on Sarajevo in which 38 people were killed.

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One of them was Anas al-Tarsha, killed in Homs last month in a mortar attack.

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