11.   Locals say many residents left, looking for work on Puerto Rico or in the nearby Virgin Islands.

12.   Much of Dili is a ghost town, residents said, apart from armed young men roaming about on motorcycles and groups of refugees seeking safety.

13.   Neither of the men appeared to have jobs and both mostly stayed inside their trailer, park residents said.

14.   Since the operations began, gang members in many neighborhoods have gone into hiding, residents said.

15.   Some of the business owners were away on vacation, residents said, taking a last break before spring and the onset of the heavy tourist season.

16.   Texas Department of Public Safety troopers said only residents and those on official business were allowed to travel nearby.

17.   The demonstrations do not appear to be politically motivated, but were more a spontaneous event, residents said.

18.   The men were imprisoned in the soccer stadium, a school and nearby school warehouse, said residents, some of whom heard gunshots and recall talk of killings.

19.   The next morning, Akayesu held a town meeting that turned out to be a turning point for the community, residents said.

20.   They stood in groups on village street corners, hugging friends and relatives, said a resident who had traveled by bus through the region.