51.   Varying reports said hundreds or thousands of villagers joined in the weekend demonstrations.

52.   Elsewhere, despite the intermittent showers, thousands of revellers joined street parties up and down the country, decked out in British flags, bunting and royal insignia.

53.   Thousands of people joined demonstrations Sunday in the Shiite Moslem village of Sanabes, west of Manama.

54.   Thousands join pro-Palestinian demo in London ATTENTION - CORRECTION in Mideast-Britain-demo, please omit reference to day in introduction, as protest was Saturday.

55.   Thousands of Moslems joined a protest against Russia in Turkish cities after Friday prayers dedicated to Dudayev.

56.   Thousands of people joined the opposition march as it moved through the capital to Eastern Park, its final destination.

57.   Thousands of Hindus join a week-long procession to New Delhi to demand the building of a temple on the remains of a mosque razed by Hindu zealots.

58.   Later, thousands of demonstrators joined the students in the city centre for another day of rallies.

59.   Meanwhile, all over the country, thousands of people joined in street parties and other commemorative events.

60.   Only a few thousand joined the start of the Paris march Tuesday evening.