11.   British ambassador Paul Reddicliffe told AFP the embassy would now advise aid agencies on a case-by-case basis.

12.   European embassies advised their nationals to use caution.

13.   The US embassy advised Americans to avoid areas with a heavily Shiite population, and foreigners were shunning public places for fear of attacks.

14.   The US embassy here advised US citizens over a two-way radio network to remain indoors and stay away from windows when the gunfire broke out in the area.

15.   Much of the unrest has taken place in Shiite Moslem villages which the embassy also advised its nationals to avoid, especially after dark.

16.   Several foreign embassies advise expatriates to avoid travelling with Nigerian private airlines because of their poor maintenance record.

17.   Shops owned by Arabs remained closed despite a government assurance that police would protect them, and embassies advised their nationals to stay indoors.

18.   Shops owned by Arabs remained closed, as they had been since the voting on Sunday, and embassies advised their nationals to stay indoors.

19.   The British embassy has advised its expatriate citizens to avoid sensitive areas of the archipelago, but an embassy telephone hotline says the situation is in hand.