41.   The protesters waived hundreds of red flags and scuffled with thousands of riot police armed with tear gas and clubs and stationed around the US center.

42.   They held signs lashing out at former prime minister Shimon Peres, who allowed the Palestinian police to arm itself as part of the self-rule accords.

43.   The violence flared up overnight Thursday when police armed with anti-riot gear intervened and detained several people after angry workers went on a window-breaking spree in Cadiz.

44.   Overnight, four men who formed part of a village guard and who had been armed by police, were gunned down by militants.

45.   On the main highway to Subic Bay, helmeted police armed with truncheons and riot shields intercepted a convoy of demonstrators.

46.   Police armed with assault rifles are deployed along the main roads in the capital and armed men can be seen in buildings overlooking strategic thoroughfares.

47.   Police armed with semi-automatic rifles set up roadblocks around the United States embassy on Sunday night, according to an embassy spokesman.

48.   Overnight, four men who formed part of a village guard and who had been armed by police, were gunned down by militants, police said.

49.   Police armed with large caliber weapons have cordoned off the building, eyewitnesses said.

50.   Police armed with kalashnikov assault rifles, were patrolling the streets in groups of three.