As a result, the project was nearly killed in the hours before the Mayor's announcement.

According to opposition activists, 112 rebels had been killed in the previous 72 hours.

The police said it was difficult to determine how many people were killed in the last 24 hours.

He tried to have me killed twice in the past twenty-four hours.

I didn't tell you that two other of my best agents have been killed in the last sixty hours.

They had been killed in the last 48 hours.

The Government put its dead at a few dozen, with 14 killed in the last 24 hours.

And you actually killed six people in the last few hours?

It said 21 people were killed in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning.

The police said at least four people were killed today, raising to 20 the number killed in the last 24 hours.