51.   The convoy was fired on by unknown gunmen, killing all the police and the investigator, Interfax said, citing an unidentified source in Dushanbe.

52.   The embassy could not provide a motive for the attack by the unknown gunmen, ITAR-Tass said.

53.   The latest round of violence follows an ambush on a Zairian military convoy Friday, when unknown gunmen killed seven soldiers and left several more wounded.

54.   The Iraqi government said unknown gunmen killed Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq al-Sader and two of his sons on Friday.

55.   The ITAR-Tass news agency said Friday that a Russian border post was attacked late Thursday by unknown gunmen.

56.   The last reported shooting in Ghajar occurred in March, when two unknown gunmen fired at Israeli troops, Israeli military officials said.

57.   The Iraqi government says unknown gunmen in a passing car killed the cleric and his sons as they were driving home.

58.   The policeman was shot twice in the leg by unknown gunmen but his life was not in danger, the French armed services in Paris said on Tuesday.

59.   The three men, identified in the official announcement only as the Gerdhuqi brothers, were shot dead by an unknown gunman, a statement said.

60.   The unknown gunmen opened fire on Naumov as an awards ceremony for police officers was underway inside the ministry building, they said.