11.   The ministry said the gathering had been peaceful and that Cambodian police were deployed to guard the area.

12.   The officers were members of a Russian riot police force deployed to guard the border with Chechnya.

13.   They were forbidden to leave their Santo Domingo home while Dominican authorities said more officers are deployed to guard against escape attempts.

14.   Thousands of riot police were deployed to guard against violence.

15.   Thousands of police were deployed to guard against possible mobs of angry citizens.

16.   Hundreds of marine police are being deployed to guard entry points along the waters separating Malaysia and Indonesia, marine police chief Muhamad Muda told AFP.

17.   The riot police had been deployed to guard the parliament, the adjacent presidential palace, the foreign ministry, the education ministry and other government units.

18.   Officials said large numbers reinforcements were being deployed to guard traditional Purim parades, notably in Tel Aviv.

19.   Tens of thousands of troops and police have been deployed to guard the event, with fighter jets on patrol and no-fly zones declared around the stadia.