81.   The US president said the United States will help Peru fortify its border in order to prevent Colombian rebels from infiltrating into the country.

82.   Many people here, however, insist that firmer measures need to be taken to prevent the rebels striking in future in the capital.

83.   More soldiers and two naval gunboats were sent to the area to prevent the rebels from escaping, it added.

84.   Police forces have been rushed to the site, they said, adding that the border with Bangladesh had been sealed to prevent the rebels from escaping.

85.   Rebels were also prevented from crossing the Piandj river overnight, which marks the Afghan-Tajik border in the west of Tajikistan, ITAR-TASS said.

86.   The fall of Kilali will prevent the rebels from ferrying their men and supplies between the peninsula and the rest of the northern mainland still under their control.

87.   The French unit at Gikongoro, west of Butare, has been ordered to use force to prevent the rebels from advancing further west.

88.   The French unit at Gikongoro, west of Butare, reported on Monday it had been ordered to use force to prevent the rebels from advancing further west.

89.   The general said measures would be taken to prevent the rebels reinstalling themselves in Tenga, but declined to give details.