21.   Pemex officials contacted by telephone confirmed the incident, but said they had no details.

22.   Plantation manager David Juanki, contacted by telephone, confirmed the surrender, but refused to give details.

23.   Provincial officials contacted by telephone refused to say if there were any deaths.

24.   Police fired on the crowd, killing at least one person, said Olivier Kabangu, a secretary-general of the opposition party, contacted by telephone.

25.   Police and government officials in Shunde contacted by telephone from Hong Kong refused to comment.

26.   A county official contacted by telephone in Yulin confirmed the official account but refused to add any details.

27.   A court official contacted by telephone, who gave just his surname, Zhang, confirmed the conviction and sentence.

28.   A court official in Jiangmen, contacted by telephone, refused to confirm the sentences or give any other information.

29.   A Benfica spokesman, contacted by telephone, also would not comment.

30.   A local official contacted by telephone in the nearby county of Seda said he understood that Khenpo Jigme was receiving medical treatment in Barkham with his niece.