11.   Defense witnesses said Thursday that soldiers acted in self-defense.

12.   Diplomats said the soldiers often act in concert with the militia.

13.   He said any soldiers were acting alone.

14.   He stressed that the soldiers acted on their own.

15.   He would not give details other than to say such probes are held only when there is clear suspicion that soldiers have acted improperly.

16.   Hebib said any soldiers were acting alone.

17.   High-ranking U.S. official acknowledges that U.S. troops killed a number of refugees at No Gun Ri but says there is insufficient evidence that the soldiers were acting on orders.

18.   Israeli army commanders have said their soldiers have acted with great restraint, and that the number of Palestinian casualties is relatively low considering the number of confrontations.

19.   Obasanjo told journalists several days after the October massacre that soldiers might have acted in self-defense.

20.   Obasanjo told journalists several days after the October attack that soldiers might have acted in self-defense.