51.   Under the presidential decree, Lebed is empowered to denounce senior officials whose actions appear inconsistent with their official positions.

52.   UN officials here said Friday fighting had continued on a number of fronts in Bosnia, though no major offensive action appeared to be underway.

53.   The action appeared to be a rebuke of President Ernesto Zedillo from members of his own party.

54.   The action appeared to be part of a countrywide operation launched after a high-level probe into the massive bomb blast started early Monday.