11.   The confrontation continued for an hour before the North Korean ships sailed back into their own waters, the ministry said.

12.   The Marines called in attack helicopters, but the confrontation was continuing some two hours later.

13.   Yet, the vast majority of Palestinians want the confrontation to continue, said Palestinian political analyst Ghassan Khatib.

14.   The confrontation continued until a dozen riot police arrived and ordered the voters to form a single-file line at a distance from the tent.