Having pulled up in a white limousine flanked by scores of his armed supporters he told reporters: "I am here to refute lies."

Meanwhile factions of armed supporters of both sides gathered arms and trained.

Such revolutionary ideas and presence of armed supporters could not help but attract attention of his enemies.

So there was a fight between the armed supporters of the two claimant princes.

But the risks are considerable, for the two men have solid bands of highly armed supporters with little to lose.

After he did not attend the sessions they surround Pridi's house with armed supporters.

He must also rein his youthful armed supporters, who have been at the center of the recent violence.

However, both sides became increasingly wary of each other and by 1459 were actively recruiting armed supporters.

They met by accident on the road near Bovillae, both being accompanied by armed supporters.

He said his Tripura Volunteer Force never had more that 500 armed supporters at one time.