31.   Police said they were on duty to prevent violent protests by workers and students.

32.   Police surrounded the mosque with six armored cars and prevented the protest from spreading.

33.   Police tried to disperse the protesters with tear gas and cordoned off the neighborhood to prevent the protest from spreading.

34.   Police were placed on alert around the country, and had standing orders to arrest groups of more than two Kurds in order to prevent protests.

35.   President Boris Yeltsin dispatched his top aides to negotiate with the miners and prevent the protests from growing into a nationwide strike.

36.   President Daniel arap Moi dismissed opposition demands for constitutional reforms ahead of elections, while police kept opposition leaders confined to their homes to prevent more protests Sunday.

37.   President Daniel arap Moi on Sunday dismissed opposition demands for constitutional reforms ahead of elections, while police confined opposition leaders to their homes to prevent more protests.

38.   President Daniel arap Moi Sunday dismissed opposition demands for constitutional reforms ahead of elections, while police kept opposition leaders confined to their homes to prevent more protests.

39.   Sanan specifically asked Trairong and his ministry to intervene early in such cases to prevent protests from getting out of control.

40.   Regional government delegate Pilar Lledo, of the governing Socialists, said there was no reason to prevent the protest.