31.   Police were fighting running battles with looters and rioters across the town, so casualties were inevitable.

32.   Previously police had fought against the rebels without much success.

33.   Previously, only the poorly armed police fought the rebels, who want to establish a communist state.

34.   Previously, police had fought ineffectually against the rebels.

35.   Previously during the six-year insurgency, only the ill-armed police fought the rebels, who want to establish a communist state.

36.   Previously only the ill-armed police fought the rebels.

37.   Serb sources said police were fighting the militants to regain full control over the vital Pristina-Pec road, running from the capital west towards the Albanian border.

38.   Two police helicopters hovered overhead while police fought the demonstrators.

39.   Underequipped police fight uphill battle against rampant crime.

40.   British police are fighting plans to replace their traditional headgear by a reinforced plastic type of crash helmet.