11.   He said the French armored personnel carrier detonated two land mines and caught fire.

12.   In the hotly contested suburb of Dobrinja, a French armored personnel carrier patrolled the line, accompanied by five foot soldiers and a dog.

13.   Necks craning and eyes opened wide, they watched French armored personnel carriers line up around them.

14.   No one was hurt, but a French armored personnel carrier was damaged.

15.   On Sunday and Monday, rebel Serbs attacked two observation points, wounding one French peacekeeper and destroying a French armored personnel carrier, U.N. officials said.

16.   On Monday, a French armored personnel carrier was destroyed by Serb tank fire near the same post.

17.   On Monday, a French armored personnel carrier was destroyed, said U.N. spokesman Lt. Col. Gerard Dubois.

18.   Preparations for the handover began early Monday, outside the warehouse, when French armored personnel carriers pulled up outside the building.

19.   Rummelhardt said France renewed its call for all non-essential French personnel to leave.

20.   Some French personnel were to remain in Moroni to help organize the Comorian Defense Forces, the majority of which rallied behind Denard.