1.   British U.N. troops accompanying the convoy returned fire, but there were no reports of any Bosnian Serb casualties.

2.   Police escorts and eight ambulances are accompanying the convoy, local newspapers reported.

3.   The convoy was not accompanied by armored personnel carriers, which had been standard practice during most of the war.

4.   When Beck demanded that a lawyer from each side accompany the convoys, the judge seemed exasperated, but agreed to the request.

5.   A fifth bus accompanied the convoy in case of a breakdown.

6.   Albanian Defense Minister Shaqir Vukaj said the troops will secure main supply roads, ports and the Tirana airport, but were not expected to accompany convoys.

7.   Another bodyguard who was accompanying the convoy said the shots came from a house along the roadside.

8.   Another bodyguard who was accompanying the convoy said the shots came from a house beside the road.

9.   An explosion at the Abuja airport killed a security guard earlier in December as he accompanied a convoy carrying Diya to a flight.

10.   Army escorts often accompany convoys of trucks carrying equipment to the oil fields from the coast.