111.   But the senior officer told the AP that all the government troops at the site had been killed.

112.   Chechen residents and human rights groups also say Russian troops at checkpoints frequently fire at passing cars, hurting innocent civilians.

113.   Citing the threat of violence, Chavez has deployed National Guard troops at major oil installations and highways across the country.

114.   Croatia had demanded the stationing of U.N. troops at the borders to monitor supplies crossing from Serbia and Bosnia to rebel Serb territory in Croatia.

115.   Cosgrove said he would try to speed up deployment of troops still at the staging point in Darwin, Australia.

116.   Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited special operations troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Wednesday to thank them for their service.

117.   Defense lawyers argued that evidence suggests army troops at the scene could have done the killing.

118.   Defence Minister David Collenette said Canada has no plans to send additional troops at the moment.

119.   Earlier Wednesday, Cohen visited troops at Camp Zama, a U.S. Army base just outside Tokyo.

120.   Early today, Chechen units opened fire on Russian troops at Nozhai-Yurt, a town in southeastern Chechen, Interfax reported.