11.   PLO police armed with automatic rifles and carrying shields began firing Friday after dozens of Hamas activists pelted them with stones and bottles.

12.   German shepherd police dogs had earlier prowled the building sniffing for bombs, and extra police armed with assault rifles patrolled inside and outside the building.

13.   German shepherd police dogs had earlier prowled the building sniffing for bombs, and extra police armed with assault rifles patrolled outside the building.

14.   Nervous-looking riot police armed with rifles and clubs let them pass.

15.   Police armed with truncheons and teargas Saturday broke up a peaceful rally of opposition leaders and clergy who are seeking reforms to the constitution before elections later this year.

16.   Riot police armed with assault rifles braced for new protests around the courthouse and elsewhere in the capital city.

17.   Riot police armed with shields and cudgels were dispatched, but no injuries or arrests were reported.

18.   Riot police armed with shotguns, who stood in rows three deep, violently beat back the demonstrators as they tried to storm the compound.

19.   Riot police armed with tear gas and batons guarded polling stations across Kenya, where weary election officials counted ballots Wednesday for a second day after a sleepless night.

20.   Riot police armed with tear gas and batons stood guard at downtown Nairobi counting halls, where tempers were short among tense party observers.