61.   The restrictions were imposed for fear that Islamic militants would try to stage an attack on Israelis, to torpedo the peace process.

62.   This was the first time Islamic militants tried their hand at hostage-taking.

63.   Violence has consumed the country since, as Muslim militants try to overthrow the government now led by President Liamine Zeroual.

64.   He said the cross-border militants were trying to replenish the deplated arsenal of armed guerrillas already hiding in Indian Kashmir.

65.   He said the militants were trying to take advantage of a popular mood of anger against Israeli measures in the Palestinian territories.

66.   In August, Basque militants tried to mount an unsuccessful bid to kill King Juan Carlos in Palma de Majorca.

67.   A militant tried to hurl a grenade at him, they said, adding that the explosion in the disputed region left one person dead and eleven others injured.

68.   At least two fundamentalists were wounded in the operation involving large numbers of military and police officers, launched when Islamic militants tried to return to Douaouda.

69.   They retaliated and the militants tried to flee the village into a nearby forest.

70.   ZANU-PF militants also tried to disrupt at least four MDC rallies at the weekend, the statement said.