They face Macedonian police, who on Friday used batons to keep the crowd back.

Conductors did not yet use batons (sticks) in those days.

Police used steel-tipped batons on the crowd outside the stadium.

Security force members aligned with Fatah used batons to beat and push back demonstrators.

"The police used electrical batons that made people fall over," he said.

Conductors view their gestures as the primary means to communicate musical ideas, whether or not they choose to use batons.

The police reacted by breaking up the festival using batons and tear gas.

In order to push through the crowd, they resort to using batons.

Police immediately began to attack the crowd using batons and mounted police charges.

Police, holding shields in front and using batons to drive protesters from the square, tried to keep peace.