Baseej have also been used to attack demonstrators and newspaper offices, they believe to be enemies of the revolution.

Mr. Tanev was fired for ordering the police to attack demonstrators.

After all they have released, armed, and gave orders to prisoners to attack peaceful demonstrators to influence international opinion.

The next day the mobile police attacked peaceful demonstrators with tear gas and gunfire.

On that day, the Chinese Army attacked demonstrators and killed at least several hundred in the streets around the square.

The two men gave police officers a "green light" to attack demonstrators, Mr. Carollo said.

But his statement tonight said nothing critical of the vigilantes who were attacking demonstrators in the name of Islam.

On the other hand, in the same month, the police brutally attacked demonstrators who wanted to celebrate the nineteenth anniversary of the country's independence.

Organizers had voiced fears that Beijing's supporters might attack demonstrators.