31.   And in the northern city of Shkodra, a gang member was shot Wednesday by a shop owner who refused to pay up, local residents said.

32.   Angry government troops moved into the town from the front, residents said.

33.   Angry government troops moved into the town from the battlefront, residents said.

34.   Armored cars blocked some streets leading out of Kamenge, said a resident who spoke by telephone on condition of anonymity.

35.   Arroyo said Muslim residents, and not armed guerrillas, could return to MILF areas.

36.   At least two Buddhist monks taking part in the riots were hospitalized with bullet wounds from ricochets, said the residents, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

37.   Before daybreak Wednesday, Israeli tanks moved toward Beit Hanoun and nearby Beit Lahiya, residents said.

38.   Bah, humbug, say some residents in Bijlmer, an Amsterdam neighborhood with a high population of minorities.

39.   Before daybreak Thursday, Israeli forces entered the West Bank city of Hebron, residents said.

40.   By afternoon, Tuzla streets were empty, with the dull thud of fighting audible in the distance, residents said by telephone.