11.   Riot police battled back protesters and cleared burning roadblocks Wednesday for a truck bringing nuclear waste to a storage site.

12.   Sabriyeh said the militiamen suffered no casualties in clearing seven roadblocks and took seven prisoners.

13.   The gunbattles appeared to have ended by Wednesday, and security forces in Kingston cleared smoldering roadblocks.

14.   Troops and police had cleared smoldering roadblocks from major roads and the gunbattles that had dwindled to sporadic shootouts on Tuesday appeared to have ended.

15.   Troops and police had cleared smoldering roadblocks from major roads, sometimes firing tear gas, and the gunbattles appeared to have ended.