41.   Villagers reported seeing the helicopter making unusual swinging movements before it went down.

42.   When they smugglers saw the helicopters, they opened fire with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, striking one of the aircraft with bullets.

43.   He saw helicopters permanently overflying the city, letting off occasional bursts of machine-gun fire.

44.   A convoy of jeeps entered a coalition base just south of the city, where helicopters were seen by an AFP reporter bringing in soldiers.

45.   Quintus Erasmus, who logs all the aircraft coming into or out of the airports hangars, also said he had seen no helicopters either on Thursday or Friday.