71.   National broadcaster NHK reported the attack was being investigated as a protest against the airport rather than the Nagano games.

72.   National broadcaster NHK said police and rescue officials were making special checks and patrols to assess any possible damage, though, so far none had been reported.

73.   National broadcaster NHK showed footage of participants being evacuated on stretchers and rescuers using a blowtorch to free people pretending to be trapped in a railroad car.

74.   National broadcaster NHK showed footage of passengers stranded overnight in train stations and airports.

75.   National broadcaster NHK showed news footage of white-garbed inspectors taking samples from utensils at one of the schools.

76.   National broadcaster NHK and the Nihon Keizai business daily carried similar reports.

77.   National broadcaster NHK cited unidentified Japanese government sources as saying that three people with the man were thought to be relatives.

78.   National broadcaster NHK reported he would hold a news conference later Tuesday.

79.   National broadcaster NHK reported that police had been led to the boy as it investigated killings of pigeons and other small animals in the area.

80.   National broadcaster NHK reported that Yagisawa told police Kitamura was in an apartment where Yagisawa was staying, located in the suburb of Tokorozawa.