Some diplomats believed that the aim of these groups was to commit massacres so as to incite counter-measures , and to invite `` foreign powers to intervene , '' as LOCATION@1 's MISC@1 Ambassador Sir PERSON@1 observed in March NUMBER@1 .

Some diplomats said that the aim of these groups was to commit massacres so as to show counter-measures , and to invite `` foreign powers to intervene , '' as LOCATION@1 's MISC@1 Ambassador Sir PERSON@1 seen in March NUMBER@1 .
