51.   The statement did not say where the two Chinese nationals were from.

52.   The Swiss Embassy confirmed they had been informed by the Chinese authorities that a Swiss national had been on the flight, but did not elaborate.

53.   The three foreign nationals are Canadian pilot John Early, co-pilot Kenyan Moshin Raza and Australian nurse Mary Worthington.

54.   The three others were believed to be Chinese nationals but could not be identified as they did not have passports and spoke only Chinese, they added.

55.   Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead Sunday by Indian border guards when they tried to cross over into the eastern state of West Bengal, said a senior official.

56.   UN spokesman Saleem Fahmawi said the US nationals were in a vehicle attempting to visit the headquarters of a UN observation mission known as UNIKOM.

57.   Western nationals will be able to receive visas at the crossing point without having to apply beforehand, a senior Jordanian official said.

58.   It did not say if any smugglers were killed or wounded nor did it specify if any Saudi nationals were involved.

59.   It was not immediately clear if there were any Spanish nationals in the aircraft.

60.   Officials did not say how many Guinean nationals were concerned in the operation.