Attack

An Assailant physically attacks a Victim (which is usually but not always sentient), causing or intending to cause the Victim physical damage. A Weapon used by the Assailant may also be mentioned, in addition to the usual Place, Time, Purpose, Explanation, etc. Sometimes a location is used metonymically to stand for the Assailant or the Victim, and in such cases the Place FE will be annotated on a second FE layer. As soon as he stepped out of the bar he was set upon by four men in ski-masks. Is he invading Iraq just to cover other shortcomings? Then Jon-O's forces ambushed them on the left flank from a line of low hills.