71.   When questioned by his teacher, he said that his mother hit him on the head with an iron rod.

72.   When questioned by his teacher, he was alleged to have said that his mother had hit him on the head with an iron rod.

73.   A Bombay father repeatedly burnt his teenaged daughter with an iron rod after she escaped from her shanty home to avoid being sold into prostitution, police said Sunday.

74.   Weapons such as guns, iron rods and machetes were freely used in the violence before police moved in to quell it.

75.   News reports said the prisoners cut their leg irons and used iron rods to break through the cell walls before jumping to freedom.

76.   Rescue workers and fire bridage personnel were clearing the debris late Wednesday with their bare hands, iron rods and claw of a bulldozer, the spokesman said.

77.   The beatings triggered a panic in the town, as rival groups came onto the streets throwing stones and brandishing weapons such as swords and iron rods.

78.   The boys held long iron rods, giving shape to various products.