Meanwhile, the combined armies, encamped in Westchester, exchanged civilities.

At one point the police and the army exchanged shots, said a high-ranking official working with the Ministry of the Interior but who was not authorized to speak on its behalf.

In truth, Sartre saw no action, although the French and German armies occasionally exchanged artillery barrages nearby.

They began firing at an army checkpoint nearby, leading to a three-hour firefight in which militants and the army exchanged heavy machine-gun fire and hand grenades.

The armies exchanged nasty letters, and it seemed briefly that a show of force might persuade the other side to back down.

On December 15, armies of both sides exchanged gunfire along the border in Koh Kong Province.

The third man tried to flee, the army said, but then exchanged fire with the soldiers again and was killed.

The army exchanged a glance of satisfaction in reply to the sufficiently proud look of D'Artagnan.

Over the next few months Aoun's army and the Syrians exchanged artillery fire in Beirut until only 100,000 people remained from the original 1 million, the rest fled the area.

The guerrillas and the army exchanged fire that was heavy at times, but no Israeli troops were reported wounded.