Fighter jet ordered to frighten protestors?

Well, it isn't entirely unheard of (e.g. mock attacks by the two F-16's during the abortive Coup in Turkey continued after they ran out of ammunition). More reasonably, helicopters have been flown over protests as a way of demonstrating a police (or military) presence. So, it isn't completely out-there as an idea.
 
I do know that the Armée de l'Air did that with Jaguars and Mirages in Françafrique when some military coup went too far for Total, Foccart and others...
 

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