21.   Russian border guards said the helicopter was hit eight times, including twice in the fuel tank, but nobody was injured.

22.   Spokesman Paul Risely at U.N. headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia, said the helicopter was hit over Bosnian Serb territory.

23.   The flares did not hit the helicopter, and there were no arrests.

24.   The helicopter was hit in the Dar-e-suf district during a battle being waged there.

25.   The helicopter was not hit and there were no casualties.

26.   The helicopter was not hit, and it was not clear who fired.

27.   The helicopter was not hit.

28.   The helicopter was hit but was able to return to Dushanbe.

29.   The news agency did not say whether the helicopter was hit by the gunfire.

30.   The rebels have previously hit several helicopters with gunfire and ground-to-ground rockets, but there have been no reports of the rebels firing anti-aircraft missiles.