1. As the convoy rumbled through streets lined with two-story stores and apartments, stony-faced residents watched them silently from sidewalks, roof tops and balconies. 2. Rain fell, soaking hooded sharp-shooters on the roof tops around the synagogue, as much as those attending the ceremony. 3. People stood on roof tops. 4. Police also deployed snipers on roof tops and blocked several roads with armored personnel carriers to prevent demonstrators from marching downtown. 5. Anti-aircraft guns firing from roof tops let loose volley after volley of shots, creating orange traces. 6. Anti-aircraft guns firing from roof tops let loose volley after volley of shots. 7. Elsewhere, residents displayed bed sheets riddled with bullet holes and showed visitors the holes in their roof tops. 8. For the people of Blok Tan Pas, squatting on a roof top means greater security. 9. In nearby Aida camp, residents displayed bedsheets riddled with bullet holes and showed visitors the gaping holes in their roof tops. 10. In Izumi, some houses were completely inundated, with only their black tile roof tops protruding from the mud. |