1.   The government explains that it resorted to force only after it uncovered rebel arms caches outside Chiapas.

2.   He also said they had found a rebel weapons cache that included guns, ammunition and grenade launchers.

3.   He said the patrol had been chasing a group of guerrilla kidnappers on Saturday and happened upon a rebel weapons cache.

4.   Officials also said they discovered a rebel arms cache.

5.   The Russians suspect it holds a large rebel weapons cache.

6.   The Russians have pounded Bamut, a former Soviet missile base, for much of the war, believing it holds a large rebel weapons cache.

7.   To date, the searches have mainly targeted suspected rebel arms caches.