71.   Sewa did not say how the civilians died, but it is not unusual for attacks on remote towns to include massacres of civilians.

72.   Six gunmen were killed and at least five civilians died after being caught in the crossfire, the witnesses said.

73.   Six civilians died in the attack, and the soldiers killed seven rebels, he said.

74.   The civilians died during a shoot-out between the two sides, the official said.

75.   The civilians died in the crossfire.

76.   The civilian died Monday night.

77.   The civilians died when a mortar fired by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, crashed into a church.

78.   The officer, who requested anonymity, said the civilians would die if left in the rugged countryside with no water.

79.   The Russian Foreign ministry said one civilian had died and three were injured in attacks in recent days, citing official Iraqi data.

80.   The Russian government press service said nine civilians died in one clash and claimed Chechen fighters had fired on their own people.