41.   It ended six hours later when the boat sank in the East China Sea following a fire fight with Japanese gunboats.

42.   Meanwhile, a naval gunboat destroyed three rebel boats during a fire fight in northern Sri Lanka shortly after midnight Monday, the military said.

43.   Near the old bazaar section, residents hid behind walls and cowered in doorways during sporadic fire fights.

44.   One bodyguard and an unknown number of attackers were wounded in the fire fight, the Interfax news agency said.

45.   Overnight Wednesday, one Russian serviceman was killed and six were wounded in fire fights near Achkhoy-Martan.

46.   One soldier was shot dead in the fire fight, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

47.   One of the robbers was even directing passers by away from the bank while the fire fight was going on.

48.   Rival Karen guerrilla groups engaged in a fire fight inside Myanmar in which a prominent commander was killed, one of the guerrilla groups said Friday.

49.   Six died in the crash or an ensuing fire fight on the ground, said a senior defense official of condition of anonymity.

50.   Seven died in the crash or ensuing fire fight on the ground, said a senior defense official on condition of anonymity.