11.   Elsewhere, government troops confronted a group of Tamil rebels Sunday, killing at least five of them, military officials said.

12.   He is accused of striking the owner of the shop when she confronted the group.

13.   If concrete evidence links Jihad to the bombing, Saleh may be forced once again to confront the group.

14.   In the first clash, troops on foot patrol confronted a group of rebels and fired, killing six, Withana said.

15.   Peace talks cannot resume if Arafat does not confront the terror groups, a Cabinet statement said.

16.   One unconfirmed report said at least one person may have been killed, when groups of protesters were confronted by the police.

17.   Other soldiers confronted the group and gunfire broke out between them.

18.   Police reported confronting groups of men and teen-agers in at least three areas where Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods sit uncomfortably beside each other.

19.   Should he confront the group and plead his case?

20.   The campus is near the national police headquarters, and anti-riot police soon confronted the group.