21.   Armed thugs threw hand grenades and fired at police after failing to rob a bank in the western Tirana Kombinat suburb, the Interior Ministry said.

22.   But she had no suggestions on how to separate off the armed thugs or to break their stranglehold over normal refugees.

23.   Chiapas residents have long complained about abuses committed by armed thugs frequently employed by ranchers to enforce strong-arm justice in the state.

24.   Commonly called FRAPH, it was a front for thousands of armed thugs who terrorized Haitians under military rule.

25.   During the same week, a former radio correspondent was accused of treason and the offices of an opposition newspaper were ransacked and looted by armed thugs.

26.   Even before the president said he would resign, a gang of armed thugs evicted one of his nephews from his villa in Binza.

27.   In Monrovia, bands of armed thugs continued to roam the streets Thursday, looting homes and shops.

28.   In Kabul, females are often targeted by armed thugs.

29.   More disturbingly, some businessmen were reported over the past few weeks to have used armed thugs to settle business disputes.

30.   While the two sects generally get along in Pakistan, militant groups, led by armed thugs, have emerged in recent years.