11.   Guadalajara military and police authorities refused to confirm the arrests publicly.

12.   Mashhour also confirmed the arrest of Sheik Sayed Askar, director of public information at the thousand-year-old university.

13.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the arrest and said Israel was dealing with the matter through diplomatic channels.

14.   Since confirming the arrests in a meeting with Pakistani newspaper editors Saturday, Ms. Bhutto has imposed an official silence.

15.   The arrest was initially confirmed by his spokeswoman, Karen Hughes, who held her own news conference in Chicago.

16.   The brigades said he was a former Palestinian policeman and confirmed his arrest two months ago.

17.   The Vietnamese government has not confirmed the arrest of Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do.

18.   Ward confirmed the arrest, but had no details.

19.   Palestinian police confirmed the arrest.