31.   Your intrepid correspondent was, well, too stunned or shocked or surprised to scribble much of anything.

32.   A German television correspondent was among the people beaten.

33.   And neither terrorists nor rowdies caused a problem, as correspondents were grateful to report.

34.   Because of the broadcast ban, Russian TV correspondents have been able to report on events only by telephone from Minsk.

35.   However, they found no evidence that the missing Wall Street Journal correspondent had been in the house.

36.   AFP correspondents were unable to immediately gain access to the building to confirm the report.

37.   AFP correspondents here were able to confirm the opening of the lines by calling their colleagues in the Jerusalem bureau.

38.   An AFP correspondent was unable to contact Chrysler officials on Sunday.

39.   An AFP correspondent was on hand to watch.

40.   But an AFP correspondent was unable to find any human traces among the debris, most of which was no larger than fist-size.