To this day nobody knows if this was part of an orchestrated campaign or simply a spur-of-the-moment action by local sympathizers.

This caused the local Polish sympathizers to act again.

On May 15, he was appointed military commander in Maryland, where Union communications were threatened by local Confederate sympathizers.

A Union source describes him as a highly-respected and conscientious man who did his duty by leading Union forces to arrest local Confederate sympathizers.

It was not clear who carried out the bombing, but Pakistani officials said they suspected that Al Qaeda and its local sympathizers were involved.

While there, it guarded the locks on the Green River from local Confederate sympathizers, but saw no combat.

In addition to using the honey as food source, they would often stash honey in hidden pots that local sympathizers would exchange for supplies.

To deal with local civilian sympathizers who might be aiding escapes, Colonel Tucker declared martial law on July 12, 1862.

In the short term, the referendum will only increase the violence, as international jihadists and local sympathizers strive to disrupt the forward progress of the political process.

In order to free the men, whiskey was brought by a local sympathizer and the fiddle playing ensued.