41.   In January, troops were deployed in Harare to quell food riots that left at least six people dead.

42.   In recent weeks a critical shortage of wheat has caused food riots throughout the country.

43.   In the January food riots, at least six people died in police and army gunfire.

44.   It said his statement was expected to cheer markets and investors at a time of economic uncertainty that led to food riots and two national strikes since December.

45.   It also blamed food riots last month on Iraq and pro-Iraqi Jordanians.

46.   Late last year and early this year, some drought-hit regions in the country witnessed food riots.

47.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat warned in an interview broadcast Friday that the six-month Israeli blockade of the Palestinian areas could cause food riots.

48.   President Robert Mugabe opened a forum on economic problems Thursday without mentioning three days of food riots that paralyzed the southern African nation.

49.   Previous directives warned police to guard against food riots or fights over distribution of relief supplies, and deputized civilians have been organized into safety patrols.

50.   Since food riots in January left at least six people dead, the government has repeatedly appealed to food producers to hold down prices.