21.   That shooting came when police in southern Minya province spotted a stolen vehicle and gave chase.

22.   The double shooting comes just days after a former Corsican militant leader was gunned down in a mafia-style killing that shook this volatile island.

23.   The random shootings came despite pleas from Premier Bashkim Fino that all Albanians lay down their arms.

24.   The shooting also came amid growing unrest within the Congolese army over unpaid wages.

25.   The shooting came amid heightened tensions in this Balkan country.

26.   The shooting came at a time of deep crisis between Jordan and Israel over an impasse in Mideast peacemaking.

27.   The shooting came during a heavy fog near the Gaza village of Beit Hanoun.

28.   The shooting came just hours after the funeral for Selena Quintanilla Perez, the Grammy-winning Tejano music star who was fatally shot Friday in Corpus Christi.

29.   The shooting came two days after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat announced he was enforcing an informal truce, and Israel responded by halting military strikes.

30.   The shooting comes at a time of simmering splits within the ranks of Sinn Fein and its Irish Republican Army allies.