11.   Reporters at the police blockade could hear constant machinegun fire and what sounded like grenade launchers.

12.   Taliban soldiers were stopping traffic heading north but from the check posts people could hear the sound of heavy machinegun fire and sporadic tank fire.

13.   He was killed a week ago by machinegun fire from an Israeli tank outside Bethlehem as he was bringing in medical supplies in his car.

14.   Heavy machinegun fire echoed through the mostly deserted streets of Ramallah early Saturday as Israeli soldiers fought with Palestinian security forces barricaded in office buildings.

15.   Heavy machinegun fire broke out early Tuesday in Ramallah and grenade explosions could be heard.

16.   Heavy machinegun fire broke out in Monrovia at dawn on Wednesday after a brief overnight calm, as factional fighting intensified in the Liberian capital.

17.   Hezbollah said that during the afternoon, Israel twice raked the Iqlim al-Tuffah with heavy machinegun fire from helicopters, but there were no casualties.

18.   In a final pass, the planes poured heavy machinegun fire at the area.

19.   Israel responded by heavily shelling suspected Hezbollah positions in south Lebanon and raking a valley with machinegun fire from helicopters for more than an hour, Lebanese police said.

20.   Israel responded by heavily shelling suspected Hezbollah positions in south Lebanon and raking a valley with machinegun fire from helicopters, Lebanese police said.