1.   Commandos from NATO nations failed three times to rescue two French fliers shot down by Bosnian Serbs, France said.

2.   France announced, meanwhile, that French and NATO commandos failed in three attempts to rescue two French fliers shot down by Bosnian Serbs.

3.   The Americans were on the last of three failed missions to rescue the two French fliers.

4.   The two French fliers were reported in Serb hands, which could make them bargaining chips in a peace deal.