41.   Philippine military spokesman Lt. Col. Danilo Servando said the chopper was not brought down by hostile fire.

42.   Perry said he had no details about the U.N. helicopter, including whether it was hit by hostile fire or suffered an accident.

43.   Perry said he had no details about the U.N. helicopter, including whether it was hit by hostile fire or had an accident.

44.   Philippine military spokesman Lt. Col. Danilo Servando ruled out hostile fire.

45.   A force statement said there was no evidence of hostile fire in the incident in the Russia sector of the Multinational Division North.

46.   A U.S. soldier was wounded Thursday by a gunshot, but there was no indication that there was hostile fire, U.S. headquarters said.

47.   A U.S. military member was killed by hostile fire in eastern Afghanistan Friday, a senior U.S. official said.

48.   Although U.S. forces in Pakistan have occasionally faced gunfire and other hostile actions, military officials say they have no evidence that hostile fire brought down the plane.

49.   Although U.S. forces in Pakistan have occasionally faced gunfire and other hostile actions, Defense Department officials say they have no evidence hostile fire brought down the plane.

50.   As in the other cases, hostile fire was not involved in the crash of the Predator, Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem told a Pentagon news conference Friday.