1.   In Johannesburg, meanwhile, police spokesman Colonel David Bruce said a policeman was overpowered and strangled by four prisoners in a police cell early Sunday.

2.   According to the reports, the prisoners overpowered the policemen in nearby Rawalpindi, unlocked their handcuffs and seized two vehicles to flee from the scene.

3.   They broke windows, burned account books and smashed tables and chairs after overpowering four policemen guarding the outlet, they said.

4.   The farmers smashed windowpanes, tables and chairs and cooking equipment and hurled it into the street after overpowering four policemen on duty, they said.