If so, the move could cause a violent reaction against him by radical groups in Pakistan.
There was a violent reaction, a greater disturbance than before.
I thought people would have a violent reaction to it.
But I've got such a violent reaction to the man.
He took a bit of "synthetic skin" from his case and got a very violent reaction.
This was believed to be the first violent reaction by Indian students against attacks on them.
"I had a violent reaction" to the idea, he said.
After nearly 8,000 reported attacks on foreigners since the start of 1992, it was the first big, violent public reaction.
The plan had called for simply tying the girl up, but her violent reaction made Tony's next decision easy.
The same phrases repeated more than a few times were likely to bring a violent reaction.