41.   Three rubber dinghies manned by soldiers were also missing and believed to have been destroyed by the rebels, said the official.

42.   Three rubber dinghies manned by soldiers also were missing, and believed to have been destroyed by the rebels, Wijewickrema said.

43.   U.S. soldiers manned checkpoints and heavy tanks, usually kept out of sight at the airport, were in position around the building.

44.   In the exercises, the Russians and US soldiers manned a checkpoint in the fictional country Atlantica, which has just ended a civil gar.

45.   Central Bangui, where French soldiers are manning key thoroughfares with VAR armoured cars, was entirely under government control Wednesday afternoon.

46.   The soldiers were manning an Israeli mobile checkpoint when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on them.

47.   Throughout the night rebel soldiers manned roadblocks on the streets of the capital.

48.   With the airport closed, the only access into Yining is by road, and heavily armed soldiers are manning all checkpoints.