21.   Such incidents occur periodically as local tribesmen have easy access to weapons.

22.   Such incidents occur periodically in the region, where local tribesmen have easy access to weapons.

23.   The state-run Associated Press of Pakistan said local tribesman attacked the police van that was carrying six rival clan members to the courthouse.

24.   They also recorded sightings by local tribesmen with descriptions accurate enough to convince them of their authenticity.

25.   Yemen has assured Poland that it will not use force to try and free five Poles held hostage by local tribesmen, an embassy official said Monday.

26.   However, police later said there were conflicting accounts that the shooting may have been carried out by a local tribesman with a homemade rifle for unknown reasons.

27.   However, police later said there were conflicting accounts that the shooting may have been carried out by a local tribesman for unknown reasons.

28.   A US magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, reported Wednesday that bin Laden had managed to cross into Pakistan with the help of local Pashtun tribesmen.

29.   Letters containing questions for the two rebel leaders were given to several local tribesmen in the hope that one of the letters would reach them.

30.   Local journalists said six Arabs were arrested by local tribesmen while others escaped into nearby mountains.