"Second, we didn't use merchant ships to carry American civilians."

Continental Airlines also flew transpacific routes on military contract, but was not allowed to carry civilians.

The next day on Huambo's outskirts, a truck carrying civilians hit a land mine, killing 17 and wounding 30.

"Throwing a petrol bomb at a bus carrying civilians, killing a mother and her three children - that's not terror?"

A guided bomb aimed at a bridge hit a bus carrying civilians because the pilot hadn't noticed the vehicle in time.

This warrior risked his life to carry wounded soldiers and civilians through the lines.

Many ships carrying civilians were sunk during the war by both the Allies and Axis.

The Enterprise seldom carried civilians, at least not this many civilians.

It was a big ship, carrying civilians, and no self-respecting soldier liked to make war on civilians.

Contemporary Japanese press labeled the attack on a clearly-marked hospital ship carrying civilians as a war crime.