61.   Hundreds of Manchester City supporters braved freezing temperatures and laid siege to their Maine Road ground when tickets went on sale Thursday morning.

62.   Ilidza is on the western fringes of the city and played a key role in laying siege to the capital.

63.   In laying the siege, the security forces accused militants of occupying the mosque and adjacent shrine and said they were only acting to protect the holy places.

64.   In response, government forces laid siege to the guerrilla base, hoping to force Paet to ignore the high command and solve the problem locally.

65.   Independent confirmation of the claim by the Taliban, which is laying siege to Kabul, was not immediately available.

66.   Israeli soldiers killed two militants from the Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS here on Monday after laying siege to their hideout for several hours, Palestinian and military sources said.

67.   Israeli soldiers killed two militants from the Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS here on Monday after laying siege to their hideout for several hours, Palestinian sources said.

68.   Israeli soldiers shot and killed two militants from the Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS here on Monday after laying siege to their hideout for several hours, Palestinian sources said.

69.   Israeli troops on Tuesday killed a member of the Palestinian HAMAS movement after laying siege to his West Bank home, military and Palestinian sources said.

70.   A siege was laid by the tribes after the foreigners refused to vacate the area.