51.   The shooting was the fourth such incident since the hostage drama began.

52.   The drama began Tuesday with a shoot-out between fundamentalists and security forces in the bustling Telemly Boulevard district, prompting police to seal off the area.

53.   The drama began when the couple attacked a police van and stole their weapons.

54.   The drama began Monday afternoon when the man visited the woman and tied his sweater to her traction equipment being used to keep her spine straight.

55.   The drama began Sunday when the unidentified man clambered into the den and began playing with the animals, the zoo keeper told AFP.

56.   The drama began when the man entered the bank late afternoon Thursday.

57.   The drama began on Thursday evening, when the crew of the Moelders realised a man had fallen overboard during weapons practice off Portland Bill, Dorset.

58.   The drama began overnight Sunday when police attempted to raid an apartment building in Birmandreis, a southern suburb of Algiers, where the extremists were holed up.

59.   The hijack drama began in Algiers on Saturday, when the hijackers prevented the aircraft leaving on a scheduled flight to Paris.

60.   The hostage drama began Tuesday night, a quarter of an hour into a flight to Rostov.