31.   A Yugoslav army statement issued in Pristina described the killings as a shootout between border guards and Albanian guerrillas who used women and children as shields when smuggling weapons.

32.   Abdi Hashi also accused Ethiopia of smuggling weapons into Somalia to arm militia groups that were favorable to it.

33.   African diplomats complain the foreign companies routinely smuggle weapons to the factions in return for timber and minerals.

34.   After ousting Ranariddh, Hun Sen had him prosecuted by a military court on charges of smuggling weapons and conspiring with the Khmer Rouge to grab power.

35.   Also Saturday, an Israeli army spokesman said that Israeli forces foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Egypt to the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip.

36.   An Albanian man who allegedly attempted to smuggle weapons into Greece was due to appear in court Monday to be formally charged, police said.

37.   An international arms dealer once imprisoned for conspiring to smuggle weapons into Iraq has pleaded guilty to bank fraud.

38.   Atanasov also said five groups of Albanians were caught trying to smuggle weapons from Albania to Kosovo, passing through Macedonia.

39.   Before his downfall, Ranariddh has been accused of conspiring with Khmer Rouge guerrillas to stage his own takeover and smuggle heavy weapons into the country.

40.   Baghdad is under an international arms embargo and has been caught in the past trying to smuggle illegal weapons through Jordan.