21.   Troops were rushed to the area and had begun a search after cordoning off Sangrampora and other nearby villages, United News of India said.

22.   A pro-Iranian Shiite faction Sunday rushed fresh troops to protect its stronghold north of Kabul, as the Taliban militia continued to seize more territory in Afghanistan.

23.   Alarmed, the government reacted by rushing troops to the area and, according to Ogoni activists, viciously suppressing the opposition.

24.   Authorities earlier rushed paramilitary troops who in house-to-house searches collected rockets, mortars and heavy guns and automatic weapons from the mountainous tribal region.

25.   Both sides have rushed more troops to their border despite international appeals for restraint.

26.   Choudhury said additional troops were rushed to the area.

27.   The officials said troops had been rushed to the site of the ambush to search for the assailants.

28.   The state government rushed additional troops to the area, he said.

29.   Paramilitary troops were rushed to the area to bring the situation under control, the official said, adding that tribal elders were also mediating between the feuding groups.

30.   Reports Tuesday said the Indian home ministry will rush federal troops to the crime-prone eastern state because of fears of a backlash.