71.   Many Tel Aviv residents heeded the warning as traffic levels went down and many shops closed for the day.

72.   Local officials said shops closed and the streets emptied of people as tension gripped the emabttled town located near the vast Wanni region which is dominated by Tiger rebels.

73.   Many shops closed for a short period, bus drivers and passengers stood with heads bowed, planes idled on the runway at Manchester and Glasgow airports.

74.   Shops were closing one after the other, according to a WFP team that went to Tirana last week to evaluate conditions.

75.   Shops closed and residents fled their homes as the quake struck.

76.   Some shops closed without pulling down their shutters, leaving alcohol, sports goods and fancy jewelry on display.

77.   Shops close on Fridays and normally do good business on Sundays.

78.   Shops closed hurriedly while hundreds ran away in panic.

79.   Some protesters smashed windows as they ran and shops closed their doors for fear of looting.

80.   The capital of Kayblie, Tizi Ouzou, resembled a ghost town Thursday morning, with no one turning out to vote and most shops remaining closed.