31.   Israel Radio said the tank was escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles in southern Gaza when a powerful bomb was detonated, apparently by remote control.

32.   Its main job will be to escort relief convoys and make a more determined effort to get past obstacles on the road without using force.

33.   It will not escort humanitarian convoys or rush to places like Mazar-e-Sharif or Herat if there is unrest.

34.   Local law enforcement officers escorted the convoy.

35.   Namibian troops deployed with the U.N. peacekeeping force in Angola were escorting the convoy and returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee.

36.   NATO armored vehicles escorted a convoy of cars, buses and tractors toward neighboring Montenegro.

37.   Navy gunships escorting the convoy repulsed an initial attack by Tamil guerrillas, but other rebel boats launched another attack, said Dunuwille.

38.   Navy fast attack craft and gunships which were escorting the convoy, had repulsed an initial attack by Tamil tiger rebels destroying two rebel boats.

39.   On Wednesday, Fino said local police would assist the operation of the multi-national force by escorting aid convoys.

40.   Officials also have indicated that they would try to escort civilian convoys to the government-held eastern enclave of Gorazde as early as Saturday.