41.   U.S. officials have said any move to arm the rebels in defiance of a U.N. arms embargo on all sides in Yugoslavia could weaken support for the ethnic Albanians.

42.   Violence often mars Philippine elections, especially on Mindanao Island, where many armed rebels, bandits and powerful clans are active.

43.   Violence has often marred Philippine elections, especially on southern Mindanao island, where many armed rebels, bandits and powerful clans compete.

44.   Witnesses said the rebels were armed with automatic rifles and grenades.

45.   India accuses Pakistan of arming the rebels, while Islamabad says it merely backs the campaign morally and diplomatically.

46.   India accuses Pakistan of arming the rebels.

47.   India says the rebels are armed and trained by neighbouring Pakistan.

48.   The rebels were armed with rocket-propelled grenades, wire-guided anti-tank rockets, heavy machine guns and rifles.

49.   The rebels were mostly armed with knives and machetes, but two or three carried locally manufactured guns.

50.   They explained that rebels are armed with weapons mostly equivalent in nature to those of the military, except for anti-aircraft guns.