11.   Police in Zanzibar refused to comment on the reported shootings and referred all queries to the national police headquarters in Dar es Salaam on mainland Tanzania.

12.   A British embassy spokesman referred queries to the Foreign Office in London.

13.   A Defense Ministry spokesman in Zagreb said he had no knowledge of Rajic staying at the hotel and referred queries to his superiors, who were not immediately available.

14.   A spokeswoman for Gore referred queries to the EPA.

15.   Barings executives referred queries about the dismissals to their head office in London.

16.   Bax, Jones and other executives refer queries on the financial fiasco to their London headquarters.

17.   Belgian police refused to comment on the reports Monday, referring all queries to their Dutch colleagues.

18.   Embassy staff took shelter in the basement and referred all queries to Washington.

19.   Embassy staff took shelter in the basement and referred queries on the blast to Washington.

20.   In Zagreb, Croatia, Defense Ministry spokesman Jozo Pupic referred all queries about the alleged arms smuggling to Bosnian officials.