71.   A NATO official said Moslems opened fire on the police with machine guns and a fire fight developed.

72.   At least five security personnel were wounded in the pre-dawn fire fight, the spokesman said.

73.   The navy fought a brief but a ferocious fire fight with the Tigers.

74.   There were no casualties among the UN troops during the fire fight which occured on Friday in the town of Balad, north of Mogadishu, the spokesman said.

75.   They said the Tigers also ambushed two columns of reinforcements sent from near by army camps, triggering a brief but fierce fire fight.

76.   They said a navy sailor was killed and five others seriously wounded in the fire fight.

77.   They said a navy sailor was killed and five others seriously wounded in the fire fight that also left heavy casualties among the rebels.

78.   Two navy fast attack craft were damaged during the pre-dawn confrontation while four sailors were injured in the mid-sea fire fight, the spokesman said.

79.   Two navy gunboats were also damaged in the fire fight.

80.   It said there had been a brief fire fight with the guerrillas, but rebel casualties were not immediately known.