The phrase "innocent citizens" refers to people who have not done anything wrong or illegal. They have not committed any crime and are not involved in any harmful activities. Full definition
Yet this does not deter the government from trying to seize the property of innocent citizens. (leuniglaw.com)
What we should NOT do is go around killing innocent citizens in their own country. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The military can not be neutral where a group of people are violating the laws of the land, killing innocent citizens and committing murder. (punchng.com)