91.   Der Spiegel quoted a finance ministry spokesman as declining comment because a court ruling was pending.

92.   Earlier Monday, Interfax quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying that Russia would stay out of Afghan affairs and urges other countries to do the same.

93.   The officers are to interview Sumitomo officials and hold talks with Japanese investigation authorities, NHK quoted the spokesman as saying.

94.   The radio quoted a police spokesman as saying the accidents, between Friday and Tuesday morning, were caused by negligent drivers, defective vehicles, speeding and drunkenness.

95.   The rebels were killed after they opened fire on Russian soldiers, the ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.

96.   The Xinhua news agency quoted a BOC spokesman as saying the result keeps the BOC firmly at the top of the list of profitable Chinese banks.

97.   The Xinhua news agency in Beijing quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying the test had taken place.

98.   They then defused the mine, Russian news agencies quoted the spokesman as saying.

99.   Xinhua news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying the test had taken place.

100.   Yonhap quoted a police spokesman as saying the unmanned crossing with no automatic gate bars was notorious for similar accidents.