51.   He said Russian forces were recovering weapons and assisting in rehabilitating the republic.

52.   He said troops recovered weapons, mostly rifles, and backpacks left behind by fleeing guerrillas.

53.   Investigators recovered the weapon, Cupp said.

54.   ITAR-Tass said the police were trying to recover weapons the villagers had confiscated from their colleagues on Wednesday.

55.   It said they were trying to recover weapons the villagers had confiscated from their colleagues on Wednesday.

56.   Kerns also said weapons were recovered.

57.   Meanwhile, a senior U.S. official told The Associated Press that U.S. forces raided five sites in eastern Kosovo and recovered weapons held there by Albanians.

58.   No weapons were recovered, and no soldiers hurt.

59.   No suspects were immediately arrested and no weapon had been recovered, police said.