21.   The statement said nine policemen and six civilians had been killed since then.

22.   The soldiers had arrived at a military office in three trucks and two armored personnel carriers to demand their money, the policemen said.

23.   The suspects will be tried after police finish their investigation and present the results to the prosecutor, said the policeman, speaking on condition of anonymity.

24.   Twenty people on the bus died from the collision and flames along with all three people in the truck, said local policeman Cleber Ferraz.

25.   He said policemen who insist on visiting these establishments, some of which feature topless dancers, would be disarmed and administrative charges filed against them.

26.   Investigators will try to determine the type of shells involved and the direction they were fired from, said a policeman.

27.   A resident of the area said two policemen and a rebel had died.

28.   The radio said a policeman and a civilian had died in the dawn assault.

29.   They said the policeman and six paramilitary troops were searching the area for separatists at the time of the attack.

30.   Various sources have said most policemen and soldiers had donned civilian dress in recent days.