21.   A man armed with a machete or an axe injured six children and a teacher at a school Monday, and then fled, police said.

22.   A man armed with a pistol and a hand grenade took three employees hostage at a Milan bank just before closing time Monday, Italian news reports said.

23.   A similar incident occurred at the same branch in December, when a man armed with a pistol held three employees hostage to demand his frozen money.

24.   A Swiss man armed with an assault rifle, explosives and a deadly grievance went on the rampage in the state parliament of this wealthy lakeside town Thursday.

25.   About two dozen men armed with military assault weapons robbed a bank early Monday, seriously wounding three guards and four bystanders, police said.

26.   An Albanian man armed with an assault rifle and hand grenades hijacked a public bus Friday, taking its driver and passengers hostage, police said.

27.   An Albanian man armed with an assault rifle and hand grenades hijacked a public bus Friday, holding its driver and passengers hostage while shuttling around northern Greece.

28.   At night, local men armed with swords, sickles and sticks patrol its otherwise deserted streets.

29.   Early Monday, about seven men armed with assault rifles and handguns walked up to the crowd outside the NF Die Casting factory and opened fire, witnesses said.

30.   Further fighting Monday involving men armed with knives and clubs killed another eight people and injured at least two more, police said.