61.   - Israeli forces are put on general alert for an imminent Palestinian attack.

62.   A senior police official said the security forces had been put on alert to guard against a possible attack Saturday by Sikh separatists.

63.   A Thai border source said security forces had been put on alert to meet the threat.

64.   All Abkhazian forces had been put on alert Friday, the same source said.

65.   Based on reports, the government in Meghalaya has also sounded a high alert putting its forces on vigil along the porous border with Bangladesh.

66.   China has put its forces in the southeast coastal province of Fujian facing Taiwan on high alert ahead of large-scale military exercises, it was reported Thursday.

67.   Civil defence forces were put on alert and many schools closed.

68.   Debre on Friday implicitly criticized Belgium and the United States for not being prepared to put their forces behind their words.

69.   Defense Minister Sydney Sekeramayi has put security forces on the highest level of alert, according to state media.

70.   The Security Council will make the final decision about putting the forces under UN or IFOR direction.