21.   In Britain, exiled Ali al-Bayanouni of the Muslim Brotherhood said his group could not confirm the release.

22.   In Paris, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Paul Dumont confirmed the release of a French hostage.

23.   Juan Pablo Letelier, the human rights representative of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, confirmed the release.

24.   Neither the Yugoslav government nor the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe confirmed the release Saturday.

25.   She confirmed their release and said they were free to leave the country.

26.   Several companies said they confirmed the releases by seeing the faces of their employees among the weary ex-hostages boarding buses.

27.   Several Japanese companies said they confirmed the release of their employees by seeing their faces on television.

28.   Sources in Havana confirmed the release of Sebastian Arcos Bergnes.

29.   The Colts would not immediately confirm the release.

30.   The German Embassy confirmed the release but refused to give details.