11.   Djohar, the president, was captured at his palace as the coup began early Thursday and was being held at the military base.

12.   Djohar was captured at his palace as the coup began early Thursday and was being held at the military base.

13.   The day after the coup began, Bush called Yeltsin and told him America was behind both him and Gorbachev.

14.   When the coup began Friday, troops took over Banjul airport and a telecommunications centre in the suburbs of the capital, cutting off communication with the outside world.

15.   Officials here confirmed the vessels were part of the state of alert, although at least one of them was ordered to leave port before the coup began.