1.   The Bedouins said they fled fearing a blood feud.

2.   The residents fled fearing that their homes be hit by mistake.

3.   They fled fearing retribution from Tutsi-led rebels who stopped the killing and took over the government in Rwanda.

4.   The newspaper quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Chowdhury may have fled fearing for his life if he returned to Dhaka.

5.   Many foreigners, legal and illegal, fled fearing excesses by the security forces which they said were committed during previous rounds of expulsions.

6.   Public buildings, including schools, were destroyed by fires and women and children from both communities fled villages fearing an escalation of violence, it said.

7.   Since the incident, thousands of Danja residents have fled fearing an attack by the security forces massed on the outskirts of the town.

8.   Tamil sources said hundreds of Tamil civilians along the route had fled fearing intense fighting.