11.   Angolan officials, contacted by phone, declined to comment on the reports which cited senior army officers who requested anonymity.

12.   Angolan officials, contacted by phone, declined to comment on the reports, which cited senior army officers who spoke on condition of anonymity.

13.   But Cuban reporters contacted by phone said the selection and the customers were reportedly skimpy at newly established shops.

14.   But a Lebanese businessman contacted by phone in the town denied he and his countrymen were being held against their will.

15.   But hospital officials contacted by phone said there was widespread random gunfire in the southern port of Vlora, the center of the most violent protests and unrest.

16.   But a Lebanese businessman contacted by phone in the town, Mbuji-Mayi, denied that he and his countrymen were being held against their will.

17.   Chinese aviation officials contacted by phone said they knew of no North Korean plans to send a special flight for him.

18.   Clark, who lives in Williamsburg, Va., could not be contacted by phone.

19.   Contacted by phone, Benson Samay said he accepted the case, though he had made no request to take it.

20.   Contacted by phone Friday, the guard said the situation had returned to normal and that no one had been arrested for causing the disturbance.