61.   Police confirmed the incident but refused to say how it started.

62.   Police declined to comment on the allegation, and it was not possible to independently confirm the incident.

63.   Police said they could not confirm that incident and the newspaper did not give the name of the bar.

64.   Police refused to confirm the incident.

65.   Rebel communications intercepted by the military confirmed the incident.

66.   Senegalese military officials refused to confirm the incident, and the identities and nationalities of the tourists were not immediately known.

67.   SAA spokesman Rich Mkhondo confirmed the incident Wednesday, but declined to provide details.

68.   State deputy Criminal Investigation Department chief Superintendent Abdul Rahim Jaafar confirmed the incident.

69.   State criminal investigation department chief Kamarulzaman Itam confirmed the incident and said officials were carrying on further investigations and would make an arrest soon.

70.   The army spokesman could not immediately confirm the incident.