Were there really counterrevolutionary forces during Romanian Revolution of 1989?

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While looking through old news footage of ITN Archieve, it seems there were lot of street fighting going on against claimed Secret Police and counterrevolutionary forces. However, it seems no one has been able to pin point who exactly those counterrevolutionary forces were and who they were commanded by. Was there really organized resistance, or were people shooting at each other during the confusion?

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