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.