11.   A group of Colombian civilians approached the United States last summer asking that it support a coup to unseat President Ernesto Samper, the U.S. ambassador said Monday.

12.   Although the U.S. government supported the coup, congressional investigators found no evidence that American officials favored assassination.

13.   But they said he was asked to testify whether he was forced to support the coup against his will.

14.   Comorian soldiers who support the coup, armed with automatic rifles and machine guns, were deployed at an abandoned airport near Moroni harbor and at Radio Comores headquarters.

15.   Disgruntled soldiers have mutinied twice over bonuses and perks they say they were promised for supporting the coup.

16.   In February, a U.S. official said that American diplomats had been approached by dissident Venezuelan military officers to see if the United States would support a coup.

17.   Officers who supported the coup, including Capt. Combo Ayouba, the main ringleader after Denard, also were freed from detention.

18.   Officers who supported the coup, including Capt. Combo Ayouba, the main ringleader after Denard, also were freed.

19.   Sarmusak testified that he was also asked to determine whether rank-and-file soldiers would support a coup.

20.   Several former top officials accused of plotting or supporting coups are awaiting trial in the Caspian Sea country.