warning shots

They seemed to be warning shots, as there was no audible indication of tumult or chaos to show that the hostages were in immediate danger.

That indicates the bullet was one of two warning shots fired by police into the air, which then ricocheted and hit the boy.

Given that it did not cause any damage to the ROK side, the ROK military only sent warning messages without firing warning shots.

The officer says he fired warning shots over the heads of youths throwing stones at his patrol car, but witnesses say he did take aim.

So I took the shotgun off the wall and I fired two warning shots.

The officer claimed he had fired warning shots to scare the boy and his friends to stop them from throwing rocks and bottles at police.

And in an incident last month, a U. S. ship fired warning shots at a rapidly approaching Iranian boat.

Last month, a Malaysian police patrol boat fired warning shots before arresting three Indonesian maritime officers.

US and UK rules require shouts, waves, flares, warning shots and shots into the engine block, before using lethal force.

Monks and other protesters scatter Wednesday after police fired warning shots to stop a demonstration.

The pirates usually aim to take vessels without having to fire more than warning shots or harm the crew after boarding.

Under current rules, troops must send verbal warnings, then warning shots before firing at specific targets.

After warning shots, Russian coast guards fired at the boats from a helicopter.

But swarms of protesters again poured on to the streets, defyingtear-gas, warning shots and baton charges.

The Chinese police tried to disband the demonstration and they used electric cattle prods and they fired guns into the air as warning shots.

This, vows Mr Zuma, will change. "Police have no time to give warning shots. . . If they do, we will be burying a lot of police officers. "

Another gas row can be safely expected in 2010 and the warning shots have already been fired.