fire on demonstrators

Examples (10)

• The commander gave the unthinkable order to fire on unarmed demonstrators.
• Historical records confirm that soldiers did fire on demonstrators during the uprising.
• Security forces fired on demonstrators as they approached the government building.
• There are credible reports that the military has fired on peaceful demonstrators in the capital.
• The decision to fire on demonstrators was met with international condemnation.
• He will face trial for ordering his troops to fire on the demonstrators.
• The soldiers were hesitant to fire on the demonstrators, who included women and children.
• If the government continues to fire on its own people, it will lose all legitimacy.
• The general justified his decision to fire on the demonstrators by claiming they were armed.
• What kind of regime would fire on student demonstrators demanding basic rights?