51.   But she rejected rebel assertions that the state was trying to silence journalists.

52.   Defense Secretary William Perry, meanwhile, rejected assertions that the military was somehow unwittingly supporting paramilitary groups.

53.   EgyptAir has rejected any assertions that one of its pilots deliberately downed the plane, saying the crash may have been caused by a mechanical problem in the tail.

54.   EgyptAir has rejected any assertions that one of its pilots deliberately crashed the plane, saying the crash may have been caused by a mechanical problem in the tail.

55.   EgyptAir has rejected any assertions that one of its pilots deliberately crashed the plane, saying the it may have been caused by a mechanical problem in the tail.

56.   Gore rejects those assertions.

57.   He rejected administration assertions that the Senate action would provoke attacks by rebel Serb forces in Bosnia.

58.   Herlihy rejected police assertions that the attack was totally random, saying Sambai was from a culture where sex was regarded as sacred.

59.   It rejected Chilean assertions that Pinochet had diplomatic immunity because he arrived in Britain on a diplomatic passport and is a Chilean senator.

60.   Meanwhile, the head of the government publicity agency Prom Peru rejected assertions that the state was trying to silence journalists covering the standoff.