21.   The protest climaxed last week when bulldozers were brought in to raze their homes in one of the many shantytowns that skirt Ho Chi Minh City.

22.   The refugees arrive with horrific stories of Uzbek soldiers raping villagers and pillaging or razing their homes.

23.   Their homes were razed and the owners were forced to find other places to live.

24.   Unlike some people, they are not afraid their homes will be razed.

25.   Ahmed Sani, a Hausa resident of the Mushin district of Lagos which was affected, told AFP he had evacuated his family after his home was razed.

26.   On top of the deaths and wounded, the explosions and gunfire also cause fires that raze homes, especially in populous residential areas.