1. He means our Martial law troops should completely finish their task of clearing the square before sunup. 2. Elite commando units were sent in to clear the square of its last stubborn resistance. 3. Several hundred police, backed up even more, forcefully cleared the square, replacing merrymakers with rows of uniformed officers. 4. Several weeks before troops opened fire, he started urging the students to clear the square. 5. The radical regime at the time branded the event counterrevolutionary, but even so, its fiendish Gang of Four cleared the square without calling in the tanks. 6. After several scuffles, police cleared the square and arrested nine men and a woman. 7. As police cleared the square, a woman sprinted across the open space until police kicked her legs out from under her. 8. But they returned to clear the square, firing in the air and turning dogs and water cannons loose on the protesters. 9. By noon, police had managed to clear the square, though protesters continued to gather in surrounding streets. 10. It was a sweltering morning and the normally busy square was cleared for the ceremony. |