31.   Earlier this week, four prominent militants from the MQM accused of terrorism were shot and killed by snipers while leading police to a gang hideout, authorities said.

32.   Elsewhere, snipers killed two rebels, Withana said.

33.   France also raised the possibility of a pullout after two of its soldiers were killed by snipers in mid-April.

34.   France has been reconsidering its peacekeeping role since two French soldiers were killed by snipers in Sarajevo over the weekend.

35.   France has been threatening to withdraw its soldiers since two were killed by snipers last month.

36.   France has been threatening to withdraw its soldiers since two were shot and killed by snipers last month.

37.   Hanoun said he believed the five were killed by snipers.

38.   He said two soldiers were killed by snipers Thursday night.

39.   In central Karachi, snipers on rooftops killed a police officer and two civilians, police said.

40.   Last month, two French peacekeepers in Sarajevo were shot and killed by snipers on one weekend, prompting the government to announce it was considering pulling out.