1.   Freed hostages said the rebels separated the men from the women, freed hostages said.

2.   Freed hostages said the rebels separated the men from the women.

3.   In the past attacks on schools in Rwanda, the rebels often separated Hutu students from Tutsis, then killed all the Tutsis.

4.   Last week, the rebels separated the hostages into two groups because of fears of a possible military rescue attempt.

5.   Some refugees said that the rebels are separating young men they suspect of being part of the Rwandan Hutu extremist militias, from among groups of several hundred refugees.

6.   Some refugees said that the rebels are separating young men they suspect of being part of the Rwandan Hutu extremist militias from among groups of several hundred refugees.

7.   The negotiations appeared to have soured two weeks ago after the rebels separated their Caucasian captives from the Asians because of fears of a military rescue operation.

8.   The rebels separated the men from women and children, the group said.

9.   Zairian rebels were separating and detaining young men from among Rwandan refugees coming out of the hills above the border town of Goma on Thursday, refugees said.