31.   Today, extremists are using stolen rifles and police issue firearms.

32.   Uzbek officials feared Islamic extremists would use the bridge to penetrate their nation.

33.   Uzbekistan feared Islamic extremists would use it to infiltrate Uzbekistan and foment revolution there.

34.   He said some of the mortar positions had been fixed inside villages and the extremists had been using civilian houses to hide in and fire on coalition troops.

35.   Hilferty said the fighters had fixed mortar positions inside villages and the extremists had been using civilian houses to hide in and fire on coalition troops.

36.   Christians and other non-Moslem minority groups in Pakistan alleged that extremists have been using the law to harass them.

37.   The ministry decision ran counter to a police commision report which recommended reducing the number of gun permits for civilians because they could be used by extremists.

38.   It made the point that in the US, where there was democracy and freedom of speech, extremists used that right to their advantage.

39.   Rwanda believes Hutu extremists are using Zaire as a base from which to launch attacks into Rwanda.

40.   The decision is inconsistent with a police commision report which advises reducing the number of permits for arms, because they could be used by extremists.