1.   As shots rang out sporadically, terrified residents deserted the streets.

2.   Earlier in the day residents deserted the streets when fighters began shooting into the air in the city centre.

3.   Panicked residents quickly deserted city streets at the sound of the blasts.

4.   State radio declared a general alert as ambulance sirens rang throughout the Croatian capital and several columns of smoke rose above the city while panicked residents deserted city streets.