11.   An official of the local fire department, who would not identify himself, denied reports that some doors of the theater had been locked, blocking escape.

12.   High coils of razor-sharp concertina wire are looped outside to block escape.

13.   Hundreds of Afghan troops ringed the range and its labyrinth of caves to block the escape of any renegade fighters.

14.   In an attempt to block their escape, U.S. helicopter gunships, including Marine Cobras, blasted cave entrances Wednesday with rocket and machine gun fire.

15.   In neighboring Pakistan, authorities sealed off the border with Paktia province to block any escape by fleeing al-Qaida and Taliban fighters.

16.   Khmer Rouge guerrillas who have been negotiating with the government were reportedly trying to block his escape, and had set up checkpoints in the jungle.

17.   Taliban forces fled Kandahar, their last stronghold, on Friday as U.S. forces battled to block their escape.

18.   The attackers, who were armed with machine guns, wounded a policeman who tried to block their escape.

19.   The fire blocked any escape down the stairs, he said.

20.   The other two flanks face the Jaffna Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, which navy boats are patrolling to block escape by guerrillas.