1.   He sat in his government office while three South African soldiers armed with assault rifles stood on the other side of the door.

2.   Plainclothes police patrolled Tiananmen Square with two-way radios and binoculars, and soldiers armed with assault rifles drilled nearby.

3.   Army soldiers armed with assault rifles were deployed on the streets and sealed off the area.

4.   He said rebel soldiers were arming civilians with assault rifles.

5.   Kandahar appeared largely deserted Monday, except for pickup trucks of Taliban soldiers armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs, according to residents contacted by phone.

6.   Kandahar appeared largely deserted, except for pickup trucks of Taliban soldiers armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs, according to residents contacted by phone.

7.   Kandahar residents contacted by phone said the city was largely deserted, except for pickup trucks of Taliban soldiers armed with rocket launchers and Kalashnikovs.

8.   Last month, two soldiers armed with Kalashnikov rifles left their unit in central Russia and gunned down nine people before being shot and killed.

9.   Last week, two soldiers armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles left their unit in central Russia and gunned down nine people before being shot and killed.

10.   Rebel soldiers armed with automatic rifles and machine guns braced for an invasion Tuesday after France announced it was sending a small, elite police force to the Comoros.