51.   It was unclear why checkers officials wanted to hold the event in Chechnya, where gunmen regularly take foreigners hostage and demand hefty ransoms.

52.   Malu replaced fellow Nigerian Gen. John Inienger, who was criticized for letting rebel gunmen take over Monrovia.

53.   Monday morning, rebel gunmen took up positions on rooftops and dug a trench near the police station as Russian tanks rumbled into Argun.

54.   Neil said the gunmen did not take the car, but he declined to give any other details about the shooting.

55.   Other witnesses described seeing a seemingly unhurried gunman take careful aim as he made his way between the stopped cars.

56.   Rebel gunmen took up positions on rooftops and some manned a heavy anti-aircraft gun.

57.   The army said the gunman took the rifles of two of the soldiers before fleeing toward Ramallah.

58.   The car stopped and the gunmen took two of the journalists out and had them lie on the ground, face down.

59.   The gunmen initially took helicopter mechanics hostage, but released them when they presented their demands, Adamovich said.

60.   The gunmen take turns napping and, unlike the hostages, always look fresh.