11.   In the north, masked highwaymen held up a bus just outside the capital of Tirana on Wednesday, robbing the passengers at gunpoint.

12.   It said the men had been systematically stopping buses and robbing their passengers.

13.   One of those sentenced, Cui Jinhao, robbed passengers on long-distance buses in the northeasternmost province of Heilongjiang by giving them drinks spiked with drugs, Xinhua said.

14.   Some news reports said the policeman apparently tried to rob passengers on the train.

15.   Some news reports said he apparently tried to rob passengers in the car.

16.   Suspected Muslim guerrillas set a bus on fire and seized its driver after robbing its passengers in the southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.

17.   The accomplices would then climb into the cab and rob passengers of valuables.

18.   The attackers robbed the passengers, stole the ferry engine and then took off, leaving women and children drifting on the vessel for at least eight hours.

19.   The men, armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, then robbed the passengers and held them for several hours.

20.   The newspaper said the rebels also robbed the passengers of cash and valuables.