31.   With so many people making the attempt, some climbers who have to wait in line at the choke points and begin the assault too late.

32.   Israel began its assault early Sunday in south Lebanon, with artillery shelling and a rocket attack against an ambulance.

33.   The Russian authorities have issued no death toll since their forces began an assault on the Chechen capital on Saturday.

34.   Mercenaries had begun an assault firing three mortar bombs towards Arawa, destroying a large area but causing no reported casualties, he said.

35.   Thai military-run television reported Thursday that Rangoon was reinforcing a siege force at the site with seven battalions and had begun an assault.