51.   It seemed to confirm reports that rebels have obtained better weapons in their fight for independence.

52.   Key concerns include Iranian support for terrorist activity, opposition to the Mideast peace process and attempts to obtain weapons of mass destruction.

53.   Malaysian police said the weapons were obtained from Setangkai island in southern Philippines and were meant for Muslims fighting Christians in Ambon.

54.   Police in Kharkiv speculated that the call was staged in order to lure the policemen into the building and obtain their weapons.

55.   Retaking Mazar-e-Sharif would let the opposition consolidate vital supply routes along the borders with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, from which they obtain weapons.

56.   Several such cases involved soldiers who shot officers or other soldiers in order to obtain weapons for sale.

57.   Steinhaeuser was a member of two gun clubs, had obtained his weapons legally and had no criminal record, Manfred Scherer, a state security official, said.

58.   Steinhaeuser had obtained his weapons legally and had no criminal record, Manfred Scherer, a state security official, said.

59.   Speaking from a jail cell, Marinho admitted to reporters Saturday that he led the raid to obtain weapons.

60.   State police were implicated in helping the killers obtain weapons and of ignoring reports a massacre was under way.