Complex sentence: Incredibly, Morant and his co-accused were released from their cells and given arms; they fought bravely, in the direct line of fire, and assisted in the defeat of the attackers.
Split into simpler sentences: Incredibly, Morant and his co-accused were released from their cells and given arms. It is reported that they fought bravely, in the direct line of fire, and assisted in the defeat of the attackers.