31.   But they were forced to cede control of the boulevard as the rebel troops riposted with mortars, rocket launchers and heavy machinegun fire.

32.   But they were forced to cede control of the thoroughfare as the rebel troops riposted with mortars, rocket launchers and heavy machinegun fire.

33.   But ITAR-TASS reported that there was cannon and machinegun fire near the town centre, well away from the police headquarters.

34.   Eight major buildings on the camp grounds were either hit directly or raked by shrapnel and machinegun fire.

35.   Firecracker blasts lit up the Manila night sky and was so intense around midnight that it sounded like machinegun fire.

36.   The planes did not release any bombs but provoked rounds of heavy machinegun fire from defending forces.

37.   The smugglers exchanged machinegun fire with the coast guards, the report said, adding that they had better communication equipment than the guards.

38.   The staccatto sound of cannon- and machinegun fire over Kabul is often the first indication that an air attack by the anti-Taliban alliance is underway.

39.   The village, which is deserted except for a handful of guerrillas, was also raked with machinegun fire throughout the night.

40.   There were frequent bursts of heavy machinegun return fire at the helicopters, but none of the armoured gunships appeared to be have been hit.