1. A ministry statement said that the scenario described in the training document was a theoretical accident which is virtually inconceivable. 2. No group immediately claimed responsibility and an interior ministry statement on the blast made no accusations. 3. A ministry statement said that the intelligence officers had been arrested and face courts-martial. 4. Philippe arrived at the Quito airport Tuesday night on a commercial flight from Panama, a foreign ministry statement in Quito said. 5. Philippe, the former police chief of Cap-Haitien city, arrived in Quito Tuesday night on a flight from Panama, the foreign ministry statement announced earlier Wednesday. 6. Park expressed strong regret and urged that the meeting be held as soon as possible, according to a ministry statement. 7. Police found two pens in the room which were apparently used in writing the note, the ministry statement said. 8. A bacteriological investigation of the food chain is in progress, the ministry statement said, and should allow for confirmation of the initial findings in the coming days. 9. A defense ministry statement said families and friends of those detained have been informed of their location. |