11.   An Arafat spokesman in Egypt said Tuesday that Arafat was determined to stay or die a martyr.

12.   An Environmental Protection Bureau spokesman in Guangzhou said that before long the city would ban the white boxes.

13.   An EU spokesman in Brussels could not immediately confirm the report.

14.   An EU spokesman in Tel Aviv declined immediate comment.

15.   An FBI spokesman in New York had no comment.

16.   An FBI spokesman in Washington, D.C., said he could not discuss ongoing investigations or any matter pertaining to grand juries.

17.   An SCI spokesman in Houston said it is cooperating fully with the state investigation and is conducting its own investigation.

18.   An ABB spokesman in Zurich declined to comment.