51.   An opposition official, contacted by telephone from Kabul, said the blast was caused by defective munitions and five people were killed.

52.   An official at the Agriculture Ministry, contacted by telephone, confirmed the harvest figure.

53.   An official at the office of interim Prime Minister Francisco Fadul, contacted by telephone, said he had heard bursts of gunfire during the day.

54.   And a Khmer Rouge command post, contacted by telephone from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, said Pol Pot was still alive.

55.   Another official contacted by telephone Monday said the protests were limited, but admitted the government turned to the Catholic church for help in breaking up the demonstration.

56.   An official at the Tibet Foreign Affairs office, contacted by telephone, said the patriotic education campaign had been conducted last year, not this year.

57.   An official of the Tibet foreign affairs office, contacted by telephone in Lhasa, said the office knew nothing about the case.

58.   At least one person was killed in police firing, said Olivier Kabangu, a secretary-general of the opposition party, contacted by telephone.

59.   Authorities are investigating, said a Linyi police officer contacted by telephone.

60.   Baghdad residents contacted by telephone in the past few days reported no indications of unusual concern, though surveillance and security in the capital routinely are high.