51.   Police sources said that helmeted riot police and trucks mounted with water canons would be on guard near the federal courthouse Wednesday and nearby roads may be sealed off.

52.   Several of the men led past rows of helmeted riot police were handcuffed.

53.   Several thousand helmeted riot police with plastic shields stood guard, but did not interfere.

54.   The demonstrators first gathered in a plaza near downtown Santiago on Thursday but helmeted riot police prevented them from marching, as the government has banned street demonstrations.

55.   The protesters tried to break through barbed-wire barricades and threw stones at helmeted riot police guarding the site.

56.   There were no injuries when the helmeted riot police charged the demonstrators.

57.   With helicopters clattering overhead, helmeted riot police swarmed into an institute Wednesday to break up a six-day protest by striking bank workers.

58.   Helmeted riot police wielding truncheons dispersed groups of demonstrators.

59.   Helmeted riot police wielding truncheons dispersed groups of demonstrators and the sound of gunfire could still be heard mid-afternoon.

60.   In Beirut soldiers and helmeted riot police armed with automatic rifles, backed by tanks and armoured cars, were deployed in force at main road junctions.