11.   On two previous occasions, the rebels fired a few shots in predawn hours in what Red Cross officials later were told were warning shots.

12.   Police on the street and on rooftops began firing what they said were warning shots, and closed off the area.

13.   Sporadic gunfire continued outside the hospital in Budyannovsk early Monday, some of it supposedly warning shots by Russian soldiers maintaining a tight ring around the complex.

14.   South Korean troops guarding the area are under orders to fire flares or, as a last resort, warning shots at any aircraft that approach the DMZ.

15.   South Korean troops guarding the area have orders to fire flares, and as a last resort, warning shots if an aircraft comes close to the DMZ.

16.   Surahmad had refused to leave his home despite police warning shots and attacked officers with a knife, the newspaper Jawa Pos reported.

17.   The gunmen stopped the tugboat, which was pulling a barge, fired warning shots and abducted the captain and three officers, navy officials said.

18.   The gunmen stopped the tugboat, which was pulling a barge, fired warning shots and abducted the captain, Joel and two other officers, navy officials said.

19.   The news agency said the border guards opened fire after the Afghanistan-based rebels ignored warning shots.

20.   They have said the earlier gunfire was warning shots for police who were getting too close.