open fire on demonstrators

Examples (10)

• Police opened fire on a crowd of peaceful demonstrators.
• The soldiers received a direct order to open fire on the unarmed demonstrators.
• The commander warned that they would open fire on any demonstrators who crossed the barricade.
• It was reported that troops opened fire on student demonstrators in the capital.
• Opening fire on peaceful demonstrators is a grave violation of human rights.
• Under what circumstances would it be legal to open fire on demonstrators?
• The general gave a clear command: "Do not open fire on the demonstrators unless they breach the perimeter."
• By the time international observers arrived, security forces had already opened fire on the demonstrators.
• Several soldiers bravely refused the command to open fire on the civilian demonstrators.
• The decision to open fire on the demonstrators was condemned by world leaders.