21. The Interfax news agency said the civilians were trying to escape getting caught in fierce clashes between government troops and Chechen rebels. 22. The protesters said they wanted those responsible for attacking both Hutu and Tutsi civilians tried for genocide. 23. Workers try to patch electricity cables and civilians try to salvage their belongings from under the rubble. 24. A police officer on the scene returned fire and he and several civilians tried pursuing the attackers, but the two escaped. 25. These civilians may try and flee by crossing a lagoon separating the peninsula from the rest of the island if the front draws nearer, Altherr said. |