31.   Kotakadeniya said Sri Lankan authorities were awaiting details from US authorities.

32.   Officials said the government was concerned about the implications of the incident and the authorities were awaiting to hear if the LTTE was involved.

33.   Police chief Ahmed Adyev was quoted as saying that the city authorities were awaiting authorisation from the Dagestan interior ministry.

34.   Sri Lankan authorities were awaiting a response from separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas to resume stalled peace talks even as both sides continued their attacks, officials here said Monday.