41.   Meanwhile, uniformed northern alliance security troops patrolled the city, took up positions outside international aid agencies, and at major intersections.

42.   Military armored cars patrolled the city and armed soldiers searched vehicles.

43.   Officers with rifles slung over their shoulders patrolled the city.

44.   Officers formed small teams to patrol the city.

45.   Paramilitary police said they had been placed on alert and were patrolling the city, but would not intervene unless the situation degenerated.

46.   Riot police patrolled the city in armored vans and on horseback and streets around the conference venue were cordoned off.

47.   Regular police, however, who patrol cities and fall under the Interior Ministry, are often unionized and are allowed to protest.

48.   Regular police, who patrol cities, are also planning protests over their conditions.

49.   Security forces patrolling the city more often than usual added to the tension.

50.   Religious police patrol the city looking for violators, whom they arrest and publicly beat.