"There is a need to look inside the plant gates," Mr. Orum said.

He expected the van to stop outside the plant gates, where he would be able to hop out without difficulty.

If she had the chance, she said, she would tell others who show up at the plant gates: "Go away.

Two weeks ago, the strikers at Caterpillar gathered in lines five-angry-and-noisy-men deep at plant gates.

Bud asked, as he and Tom saw the massive plant gates click shut.

The day of their release, the picket line returned-although this time nearly 40 picketers marched before the plant gates.

Finally, the rioters surged back toward the plant gates.

Beyond the plant gates, many homes and commercial buildings have been reduced to confetti, matchsticks and mud.

Two were parked at the plant gates and torn apart.

The correspondent said Azerbaijani workers came to the plant gates but refused to work when they learned that the Armenians were on strike.