41.   But they show how jittery many residents get when talk turns to the armed bands that grow bolder by the day in the former Portuguese colony.

42.   Citing security sources, Interfax reported Friday that Babitsky had been detained by Russian security services in Chechnya and charged with fighting in armed bands.

43.   Citing unidentified sources, Interfax said Tagirov could have been seized by armed bands who want one of their colleagues freed from prison.

44.   For example, armed bands of men roam Kabul and many of the warlords in the provinces have their own private armies.

45.   Government troops clashed with an armed band trying to smuggle weapons into Kosovo province from Albania Thursday, capturing dozens of rifles and grenades, army officials said.

46.   Government police and armed civilian bands staged a witch hunt in Luanda, killing top rebel leaders and thousands of suspected UNITA supporters.

47.   Government police and armed civilian bands staged a witchhunt in Luanda, killing top rebel leaders and thousands of suspected UNITA supporters.

48.   He claimed armed bands of Chavez supporters had shot at the building Saturday night.

49.   He said he will also deal with the insecurity from bandits and armed bands that threaten tourists in the game reserves.

50.   In Islamabad, Pakistan, aid groups, meanwhile, complained that looting by the Taliban and other armed bands was hampering desperately needed relief operations for Afghan civilians.