31.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl on Wednesday dodged a NATO request to send six to eight German Tornado fighters to help patrol the skies over Bosnia.

32.   German newspaper reports, quoting senior government officials, said the Tornado warplanes could be patrolling the skies over Bosnia as early as this year.

33.   German news reports, quoting senior government officials, said the Tornado warplanes could be patrolling the skies over Bosnia as early as Christmas.

34.   However, dozens of U.S. warplanes are positioned at Saudi air bases and many are used to patrol the skies over southern Iraq.

35.   In addition to patrolling the skies for Iraqi warplanes, Air Force and Navy jets also lock onto Iraqi targets in what amount to dry runs for war.

36.   In addition to patrolling the skies for Iraqi warplanes, U.S. Air Force and Navy jets also lock onto Iraqi targets in what amount to dry runs for war.

37.   Jetfighters could patrol the skies nearby in case the spy planes are threatened, NATO sources said in Brussels, Belgium, on condition of anonymity.

38.   Jet fighters could patrol the skies nearby in case the spy planes are threatened, NATO sources said on condition of anonymity.

39.   Jetfighters could patrol the skies nearby in case the spy planes are threatened, the sources added on condition of anonymity.

40.   Jets from a West African intervention force patrolled the skies above Freetown on Wednesday, facing regular anti-aircraft fire from junta troops on the ground.