21.   Two commandos also were killed and one of the hostages died from a gunshot wound after being rescued.

22.   Two commandos were also killed.

23.   Two commandos were killed in the raid.

24.   Versions published on Sunday varied from an operation in Lebanon in which two commandos were killed to a mission in Iran that left four commandos dead.

25.   In Bangui, heavily-armed French forces launched the onslaught Sunday after two French navy commandos were killed in the capital.

26.   A military statement said eight commandos were killed and another seven seriously wounded in the confrontation at Pulkunawa in the Batticaloa region Monday.

27.   Three more special task force commandos were killed in an ambush Wednesday, officials said.

28.   There were no independent figures on how many hostages, guerrillas and Russian commandos had been killed in the fighting.

29.   One commando was killed and three injured in the final shootout.

30.   One commando was killed and three injured in the final shoot-out.