91.   He said the US government had confirmed the presence of several French-speaking men among the prisoners.

92.   A fingerprint and statements by two men arrested Wednesday after a shootout during which the suspect escaped confirmed his presence at the scene of the incident, they said.

93.   An MSF spokesman here, Georges Dallemagne, said samples of stool sent to Paris for analysis confirmed the presence of the cholera bacteria.

94.   An MSF spokesman in Brussels, Georges Dallemagne, said samples of stool sent to Paris from Goma for analysis confirmed the presence of the cholera bacteria.

95.   An army spokeswoman said a military bulldozer had entered the area, but she could not confirm the presence of any tanks.

96.   Aviation officials have declined to confirm the presence of coalition forces in or around Karachi airport, although they said they were negotiating with foreign airlines.

97.   Blood tests confirmed the presence of the pertussis bacterium in those with coughs that lasted at least two weeks.

98.   Cherif, who confirmed the presence of two diplomats, said the gunmen shot and killed two passengers and dumped their bodies on the tarmac.

99.   Earlier Thursday an MSF spokesman in Brussels, Georges Dallemagne, said samples of stool sent to Paris from Goma for analysis confirmed the presence of the cholera bacterium.

100.   The three AWACS crew members on board the plane confirmed the presence of the helicopters but did not identify them.