11.   More checkpoints were erected and paramilitary troops patrolled the area round the clock, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

12.   The natural barrier of the Neretva River was strengthened by destroying bridges and erecting checkpoints.

13.   They also accused federal troops and pro-government paramilitary groups of inhibiting voters by erecting checkpoints on main roads.

14.   Troops blocked off the capital on Thursday morning, erecting extra checkpoints and fanning out through the city in search of suspected rebels.

15.   Indian troops erected the checkpoints in November following a month-long army siege of the Hazratbal mosque to flush out several dozen Moslem guerrillas holed up inside.

16.   Checkpoints were erected on the roads throughout the normally quiet diplomatic quarter.

17.   The Lebanese police erected checkpoints on roads linking Baalbek to the town of Zahle in the Bekaa and the Syrian border in a bid to catch the culprits.