1.   Several news reports have quoted villagers saying those who were attacked were helping the government.

2.   He quoted villagers as saying one man from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, had prayed at the graves the night before Canadian troops arrived.

3.   However, Sartono quoted local villagers as saying the plane appeared to have experienced engine problems immediately before it came down.

4.   It quoted villagers as saying he overpowered her and sliced off her left hand.

5.   Resos quoted villagers as saying the rebels killed Ali because of his opposition to their extortion activities and because they suspected that he was informing police about them.

6.   The group was being led by an Afghan militant, the official quoted the villagers as saying.

7.   The officials quoted villagers as saying that they were not aware that explosives were being stored illegally in the warehouse.

8.   But the Washington Post on Monday quoted local villagers as saying the dead included Mir Ahmad, a tall man, and other civilian residents of the remote area.

9.   But the Washington Post on Monday quoted Afghan villagers as saying the strike killed a tall man called Mir Ahmad, as well as two other local civilians.

10.   The violence followed an alleged rape bid by a Fulani, NAN said, quoting villagers.