21.   Manufacturers reporting the greatest incidence of price increases included plastics and rubber companies, apparel makers and instruments and photographic equipment companies.

22.   Robbers armed with baseball bats tied up four journalists working late at a newspaper, then stripped their office of computers and photographic equipment, police said Wednesday.

23.   Sectors represented range from textiles, disposable diapers, construction equipment, beer and photographic equipment, to passenger transport, hotel development and propane gas stations.

24.   The photographic equipment and film maker said its fourth-quarter results will be hurt by slowing economic growth.

25.   He headed one of the largest factories for photographic equipment in the country.

26.   On Tuesday, packing giant Crown Cork and Seal and photographic equipment manufacturer Polaroid also reported unexpected financial difficulties.

27.   Palestinian police detained a Palestinian in the mistaken belief that he had concealed a pistol in photographic equipment, a police chief told AFP.

28.   The Japanese company is a major world manufacturer of office automation equipment, including copiers and facsimiles and also makes photographic equipment.