21.   The attackers took refuge on the grounds of the hospital.

22.   The caller said the attackers had taken a rifle from the victims.

23.   The radio report said the attackers took advantage of the low staffing during New Year celebrations.

24.   West Bank army commander Brig. Gen. Gershon Yitzhak said the attackers took advantage of an open crossing point for Palestinian workers moving between different parts of the West Bank.

25.   He added that some people were probably dead and that attackers had reportedly taken several Guinean hostages back to Liberia.

26.   But Grube said the attacker was not taking part in the examinations.

27.   Police sources said the attackers took advantage of the fog that blanketed the village to carry out the operation.

28.   Regional radio station MDR said the attacker had taken hostages, but this report could not be confirmed.

29.   The attackers then took the weapons from the two fallen policemen, said the officials, who could not confirm the number of militants involved in the attack.