21.   Those hostages include Japanese Ambassador Morihisa Aoki and Peruvian Foreign Minister Francisco Tudela as well as Peruvian police and military brass.

22.   Venezuelan authorities, aided by Peruvian police, had been tracking her for the past month.

23.   Gunfire broke out as Peruvian police sent armored vehicles and dozens of troops parading around the mansion on Monday.

24.   Gunfire broke out on Monday as Peruvian police sent armored vehicles and dozens of troops parading around the mansion.

25.   His spokesman said Hashimoto had expressed his thanks to Fujimori for the extradiction of alleged Japanese Red Army member Kazue Yoshimura, arrested by Peruvian police in May.

26.   And late Saturday Peruvian police freed Japanese television reporter Hitomi Tsuyoshi and translator Victor Borja, a Peruvian, after they spent four days in jail.

27.   Black-clad members of a special operations unit of the Peruvian police also taunt the rebels inside.

28.   The talks started in Lima on Tuesday, Peruvian police said.

29.   Two Japanese journalists with Asahi television network entered the compound Tuesday, and were detained by Peruvian police after spending two hours inside.

30.   Japan has been insisting on a peaceful solution and has raised concerns over occasional taunting of the hostage-takers by Peruvian police.