1.   He said White House sharpshooters held their fire as the gunman raked the building with his weapon to avoid endangering bystanders.

2.   Gunmen raked the building with automatic gun fire before fleeing by car, the Anatolia news agency said.

3.   Three people, including a woman, raked the building with automatic weapons fire from a commandeered taxi cab and escaped.

4.   Unidentified assailants raked the building of the Istanbul daily Milliyet with automatic weapons fire last week, causing slight damage but no casualties.

5.   A lone gunman raked the building with rifle fire in October.