31.   They helped with planning and technical aid for a larger operation, in which the shootout occurred, said Pentagon spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis.

32.   A shootout occurred earlier when the robbers tried to flee the bank.

33.   Although the militiamen erected defence positions along the road to the airport, no shootout occurred.

34.   The shootout occurred in a car parts market around midnight Monday as food was being distributed for the poor to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad.

35.   The shootout occurred in a densely forested area after the two refused an order to identify themselves and started to flee, military officials said.

36.   The shootout occurred a day after Murtaza was charged with assaulting policemen and ransacking two police stations after one of his key supporters was arrested.

37.   Officials said they were apparently trying to return home when the shootout occurred.

38.   Police had intended to issue a formal warrant when the shootout occurred.

39.   The agency did not say when the shootout occurred.

40.   The gunmen abandoned their car and hid on a tea plantation, where the shootout occurred.