41.   Gunmen took hostage a bus full of children near the Rhine city of Cologne on Friday, police said.

42.   He said he did not know how many gunmen took part in the attack.

43.   He said the gunman took out his weapon and shot Harazeen several times before police, on hand because of the large gathering, fired back.

44.   History teacher Rainer Heise said the gunman suddenly took off his mask when the two met in the hallway.

45.   In recent weeks, gunmen have been taking up positions every evening behind sandbags and mounds of debris and rubble.

46.   In recent weeks, the gunmen have been taking up positions every evening behind sandbags and mounds of debris and rubble.

47.   In the past three weeks, the Tanzim gunmen have been taking the lead in attacks on Israeli positions.

48.   In the divided town of Hebron, Palestinians fired at Jewish enclaves, and in return Israeli tanks shelled the neighborhood where the gunmen had taken up position.

49.   Israeli forces fired back at the village of Beit Jalla, where Palestinian gunmen had taken positions, sending an attack helicopter to fire a rocket at a building.

50.   Interior Ministry officials in Moscow said Chechen gunmen took shots at Russian troops and military helicopters, wounding two soldiers.