81.   They stayed for several minutes waving banners accusing Kabila of human rights abuse, then fled before police arrived.

82.   Unpaid, undisciplined Zairian soldiers have been looting towns across Zaire, then fleeing just before the rebels arrive.

83.   Unpaid and badly disciplined Zairian soldiers have been looting towns across the country, then fleeing just before the rebel onslaughts.

84.   Witnesses saw no arrests, but many said they had fled before the troops and so were uncertain if anyone had been taken into custody.

85.   Zairian troops have generally fled before the rebel advance, looting as they went.

86.   After smashing up the bar and robbing the Marseille fans of their club scarves, the Paris hooligans fled before the police arrived.

87.   Aid officials said civilians fled before the fighting began at dawn Tuesday.

88.   Among them were refugees who had already fled Afghanistan to Iran or Pakistan, before heading to Indonesia, Lom said.

89.   Former security minister Nariman Imranov is accused of having helped four top military personnel opposed to Aliyev to flee days before the coup attempt in the Caucasus state.

90.   Fighters could be seen in the hills around the village of Serzhen Yurt, which was deserted Wednesday as residents fled before the advancing Russians.