11.   U.S. embassy officials in Beirut said he spent hours haranguing Marine guards at the diplomatic compound.

12.   While Robb was assigned there to the ceremonial Marine guard that served at the White House, he met Lynda Bird Johnson.

13.   A Marine guard was involved in the shooting, said an embassy spokeswoman, who asked not to be identified.

14.   A U.S. Embassy spokesman confirmed that an intruder had been wounded, but refused to give details or confirm whether the incident was a shooting involving a Marine guard.

15.   An off-duty American embassy Marine guard was caught and beaten by the riot police, Burns said.

16.   Eight Marine guards in crisp dress uniforms flanked the steps to the residence, four on each side.

17.   Hundreds of Americans have been evacuated by helicopter under heavy Marine guard from the U.S. compound in Tirana.

18.   It is protected by a detachment of Marine guards and a dozen local guards who patrol the vicinity, where Lebanese troops are also deployed.

19.   Marine guards at the consulate searched the building and found nothing, said the aide, who asked not to be identified.

20.   Marine guards played a funeral dirge.