31.   Suspected Muslim militants opened fire on villagers and policemen sitting outside a home in southern Egypt, killing one and wounding six, the government said Wednesday.

32.   The government denies the charge and says the militants usually open fire, forcing raiding forces to shoot back.

33.   The militants opened fire when challenged and all of them were killed in a shootout, the officer said.

34.   The militants opened fire at the approaching soldiers.

35.   The militants opened fire from secluded hideouts, wounding two policemen.

36.   The militants opened fire from their mountainous hide-out, and army reinforcements then engaged the rebels, he said.

37.   The Palestinian militants opened fire on the base with automatic rifles and hand grenades, the army said.

38.   The militants opened fire early Thursday at government units from the northern villages of Slupcane and Opae, close to Kumanovo, Army Col. Blagoja Markovski said.

39.   The militants opened fire early Thursday at government units from the villages of Slupcane and Opae, close to Kumanovo, Army Col. Blagoja Markovski said.

40.   The militants opened fire as government security forces moved in to arrest them, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.