The army retaliated.
The Liberian army (AFL) counterattacked, and retaliated against the whole population of the region.
"The army is retaliating to silence the sources of fire," said the Voice of Lebanon, the main Christian radio station.
The army, which has denied carrying out the attacks, was apparently retaliating for the killing of 19 soldiers this month in the area.
The army retaliated by massacring tens of thousands of Hutu.
The French army retaliated harshly.
Each time the guerrillas have struck, the army has retaliated, often killing unarmed civilians in their efforts to flush out the enemy.
The army retaliated, using heavy artillery against the Bacongo district, and the battles plunged the country into even more chaos.
The French army retaliated harshly, resulting in the deaths of approximately 6,000 Algerians.
The Israeli army has retaliated against the Palestinians for a suicide attack on a crowded supermarket.