11.   Egyptian officials, quoting Libyan authorities, identified the hijackers as Saudi nationals Adel Mohammed, Khaled Mohammed and Mohammed Mohammed.

12.   Egyptian officials, quoting Libyan authorities, initially said the hijackers were Saudi nationals.

13.   However, experts determined that all of the bulbs seized had been harvested in the wild, Excelsior quoted authorities as saying.

14.   IRNA quoted provincial authorities as saying they had found clues indicating that the perpetrators of the Zahedan bombing had slipped into Iran from across the border.

15.   It quoted unnamed authorities as saying the attack could be a deliberate attempt by Karen or other rebel groups to damage relations between the two countries.

16.   Newspapers in Montana and Washington state reported the asbestos issue in November, quoting medical authorities, survivors of asbestosis victims and people now suffering the disease.

17.   Notimex also quoted authorities as saying three people were killed when a jail collapsed in Santiago de Compostela, just outside Manzanillo.

18.   Quoting Egyptian authorities, the radio identified the assailant as Hamdan Ahmad Hamdan and said he was suffering from a mental disorder.

19.   The agency quoted Taliban authorities as saying Ridley was carrying no passport or other travel documents.

20.   The Austria Press Agency quoted authorities as saying Schleicher was accused of selling small amounts of cocaine to about seven people early this year.