As the front was nearing, in late 1944 the German authorities dismantled virtually all remaining machines and sent them westwards, thus destroying the factory.

In one of these in 1973, while the believers were at work, the authorities dismantled the domes and stored grain in the church.

However, the new Polish authorities dismantled the Old Town until 1965 and destroyed the cemetery of the Protestant church.

Homegrown terror has largely waned since the Greek authorities dismantled the most deadly groups before the 2004 Olympic Games here.

Furthermore, trying to enforce the ideals of Communism, the authorities deliberately dismantled the existing social and economic structures, and imposed new "ideologically pure" hierarchies.

He said the authority must also dismantle militant organizations, collect illegal weapons, prevent further violence against Israelis and put "an absolute end to incitement" against Israel.

The Australian naval authorities gradually dismantled the coastal convoy system between December 1943 and March 1944.

In the summer of 1949 the Soviet authority deprived the parishioners of their church, removed its crosses and dismantled the belfry.

Yesterday the Danish authorities dismantled a group of young terrorists, also of Danish nationality, ready to mount a bombing attack.

After the war, British authorities dismantled most of the Colossus machines.