11.   Officials discounted the chances for a commando raid, given that peacekeepers were being held captive at about a dozen sites.

12.   Officials also discounted the chances for a commando raid, given that peacekeepers were being held captive at about a dozen sites.

13.   While senior figures in the party last week discounted the chances of an SDA boycott, the conditions of the vote still troubled many hardliners in SDA.

14.   The government also said convicted terrorists would have to serve their time in prison, discounting chances of amnesty.