No. No. And double no. There were people with AK-47s, and one guy had an rpg. The disturbing part of the video was when they opened fire on people who were trying to transport the wounded. However, the soldiers can't be blamed for that. They reported that people were trying to put one of the wounded in the van, and they received orders to fire on them.
All in all, it was an unfortunate situation, but the decision to fire upon them originally was the right one. It's a war, and those were enemy combatants. The journalists who were among them knew what the risks were.
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