The killings and abuse Bodily_harm of the civilian population continued until 18 October , when troops guarding Patrolling a group of civilians forced them to walk Self_motion into a minefield at gunpoint and then opened Openness fire upon them .

This system provoked Causation an uproar by the rural population in Battambang Province where it was first introduced as many households not only saw their earnings being severely reduced due to the low prices offered for the crops but were also forcibly made to surrender their produce at gunpoint .