31.   But traffic was backed up as troops searched cars.

32.   But the Chechen government official said Russian troops were searching for and detaining people with rebel ties in Sernovodsk.

33.   But traffic was backed up for miles as troops searched each car.

34.   Curry said earlier Sunday that that coalition troops had searched half the area targeted by the sweep, named Operation Condor.

35.   During the operation, Israeli troops searched through scores of Palestinian ministry offices, often causing extensive damage.

36.   Earlier Tuesday, troops had searched for wanted Palestinians and tanks surrounded Al Ahli Hospital, barring ambulances from entering or leaving, hospital officials said.

37.   Eight of the guerrillas were killed and troops were searching for more, said military spokesman Brig. Sanath Karunaratne.

38.   Family members were then locked in a room while troops searched the house, she said.

39.   French troops on Wednesday searched a high-rise in a Serb-held neighborhood of Sarajevo for evidence of who fired an anti-tank rocket at a streetcar.

40.   Government troops searched door-to-door Sunday in search of insurgent forces hiding amid the population, Yerodia said.