71. In the capital, Colombo, police and soldiers stood at checkpoints on empty streets. 72. In the capital, Maroni, soldiers were patrolling the largely empty streets and all public transport vehicles were ordered off of the streets, resident Abdalla Massonde said. 73. In the capital, empty streets are now the domain of platoons of tense soldiers guarding roadblocks and toting rocket propelled grenade launchers. 74. Instead, hundreds of policemen were deployed across the city, patrolling the gates and driving their vehicles up and down the empty streets. 75. Large numbers of Israeli troops control the empty streets in the area where Shadid was shot, though it was not clear who shot him. 76. Most landed on empty downtown streets, spewing thick, white smoke. 77. Most of them landed on empty downtown streets, spewing thick, white, low-lying smoke. 78. Most people stayed inside while platoons of soldiers patrolled empty streets. 79. Most people stayed inside while soldiers patrolled empty streets. 80. Neureetz itself looked like a ghost town, with streets empty and windows shuttered. |