21.   At a square, a demonstrator tried to rip down an American flag.

22.   At least four students were injured in the scuffle that broke out when demonstrators tried to stage a street march.

23.   But after Friday Muslim prayers on carpets strewn over the dirt, demonstrators tried to rush army lines.

24.   But they have warned that strong action would be taken if demonstrators tried to take their grievances onto the streets.

25.   Demonstrators tried to torch an American flag on a flagpole at one of the embassy buildings in Beijing by using a bamboo pole with burning paper attached.

26.   Demonstrators tried to burn a U.S. flag, but militants of the Baath Party snatched it and ripped it to pieces.

27.   Demonstrators tried to run around barriers erected across the middle of the main street through the town.

28.   Demonstrators tried to stop them, but were clubbed by police.

29.   Delegates said some demonstrators tried to grab their credentials as they walked near the convention hall.

30.   Demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon, but were forced back by tear gas and powerful streams from water cannons.