41.   The police and soldiers directed traffic on narrow roads, with at least one firing a rifle in the air to emphasize his instructions.

42.   The police never fired their rifles.

43.   The press in Lebanon showed photographs of Palestinian policemen firing Kalashnikov rifles at Israeli troops.

44.   The older boy, Mitchell, was firing a rifle with a telescopic sight.

45.   The police believe the gunman fired a rifle from a nearby wooded area.

46.   The Yugoslavs threw hand grenades and fired assault rifles into the house, Ms. Muqolli said.

47.   There was no repeat Tuesday night of the huge demonstration on Monday, in which mobs swelled downtown and fired automatic rifles into the air.

48.   They also released a film made Friday at Drumcree showing two masked men firing rifles at the security forces.

49.   Throughout the day, signs of an impending offensive emerged here as men fired Kalashnikov rifles in the air to celebrate alliance victories in the north.

50.   Two other men interviewed Thursday described being blindfolded and made to stand in a window while Israeli soldiers fired rifles over their shoulders.