41.   The densely forested area is heavily guarded by the army but soldiers have been the target of repeated militant attacks in the region in recent months.

42.   The military report said the dead were three Abu Sayyaf fighters and two MNLF soldiers guarding the area.

43.   The kidnappers fled despite being shot at by troops guarding the area.

44.   The investigator also looks for signs that the area is closely guarded and supplies are being brought in.

45.   The ministry said the gathering had been peaceful and that Cambodian police were deployed to guard the area.

46.   Yediot Ahronot said Amir won the trust of a policeman guarding the area behind the stage by helping him identify the artists performing at the rally.

47.   Yusron, a marine posted in Senen, said he had guarded the area since Tuesday night.

48.   He sounded the warning after being given a list of Tanzanian villagers wounded by Burundian soldiers and meeting residents and soldiers guarding the area.

49.   Hundreds of elite police and army troopers armed with automatic weapons backed up thousands of constables guarding the area where the state radio and television stations are also located.

50.   Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers guarding the area near the Presidential Palace beat back spectators with sticks and machine-gun butts as the crowd tried to surge towards the site.