1.   City tourism officials said travelers from the region and local New Yorkers were the key to improving the situation in the short term.

2.   In the melee, three people were shot by Taliban guards, the travelers said.

3.   Civilians took shelter in schools, churches and other buildings in the mainland town of Kilinochchi, the travelers said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

4.   Civilians took shelter in schools, churches and other buildings in the mainland town of Kilinochchi, travelers said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

5.   Gadhafi was injured in the elbow, said the travelers contacted by telephone in the Egyptian border town of Salum.

6.   Officials said the travelers were likely small traders who buy goods such as clothing in Turkey to sell in Ukraine for a markup.

7.   Residents in the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar are worried that the deployment of U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan could augur an attack on the city, travelers said Tuesday.

8.   The alleged attack happened when Gadhafi was on his way to Egypt for an official visit, the travelers said.

9.   The wounded were hacked to death in the attack that killed nine people, said the travelers, speaking on condition of anonymity.

10.   The wounded were hacked to death, the travelers said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear.