The Israeli army said he had approached soldiers at a border post and failed to heed warning shots to keep away.

They hear the sound of approaching German soldiers.

Several hours later, an Israeli helicopter fired on a group of gunmen approaching Israeli soldiers, the military said.

In one case, he said, a policeman with a semiautomatic rifle approached soldiers but did not fire before he was killed.

The wick caught with a burst of flame and he threw it at approaching soldiers before it could burn his hand more seriously.

Ksenya just smiles, steps to the roadside and continues to walk towards masses of approaching Russian soldiers.

"So do we," I said pointing at the distant line of approaching soldiers, "if you don't do something quick."

At sunrise on 30th September, stampeding buffalo alerted the camp to approaching soldiers.

When the fighting ebbed, stone-throwing youths would approach soldiers, only to be driven back by Israeli warning shots.

'Yeah, right,' said Caleb, eyeing the line of approaching soldiers.