31.   It was the first time that the multinational troops had used deadly force since being deployed in the chaotic country three months ago to help protect humanitarian aid shipments.

32.   It was the worst clash between protesters and security forces since a rebel army toppled longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in May and installed rebel leader Laurent Kabila.

33.   It was worst clash between protesters and security forces since a rebel army toppled longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in May and installed rebel leader Laurent Kabila as president.

34.   It was the first assault on a member of the NATO-led peace force since the recent arrests of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspects.

35.   It was the first such show of NATO force since the raid by British troops.

36.   It was the first time that the multinational troops had used deadly force since being deployed three months ago to help protect humanitarian aid shipments.

37.   It would be the first combat role for German forces since World War II.

38.   Many Serbs who have fled advancing Croatian and Bosnian forces since early July left their homes with nothing, Redmond said.

39.   Most of the combatants were government soldiers and have surrendered to U.N. forces since April.

40.   Muslim-led Bosnian government forces on Sunday paraded aircraft, tanks and troops in their biggest show of force since the signing of the Bosnian peace agreement.