41.   Meanwhile, the Sudanese army Monday denied reports that any of its officers had been arrested for helping el-Mahdi escape.

42.   News reports said the rebels downed the sophisticated chopper, but the army denied the helicopter was shot down, saying its tail rammed the ground.

43.   Rumors quickly spread that the Israelis belonged to an undercover army unit that tracks Palestinian fugitives, a claim the army has denied.

44.   Rumors quickly spread that the Israelis were members of an undercover army unit that tracks Palestinian fugitives, a claim the army has denied.

45.   The army denied role in the massacre.

46.   The army denied tanks were used.

47.   The army denied troops were inside the three-story building.

48.   The army denies it plans to lay siege to the mosque or attack the rebels.

49.   The army denies it.