31.   About a dozen members of special forces units entered the Al-Aqsa compound but did not enter the mosque, AFP correspondents reported.

32.   As Arafat entered the mosque, hundreds of people crowded around to cheer him.

33.   The police sources said the trustees of the shrine entered the mosque after the surrender of the JKLF militants to confirm that the holy relic had not been harmed.

34.   The PLO chief was unarmed, and five of his bodyguards carried pistols, but other policemen entering the mosque left their weapons outside.

35.   Officials said three masked men entered the mosque as the prayers began.

36.   Officials said three masked men entered the mosque as prayers began.