31.   The capital of Guinea-Bissau awoke to heavy bombardment Friday as artillery shells apparently fired by renegade soldiers landed in the city center, the Portuguese news agency Lusa reported.

32.   The government has been negotiating peace with various rebel groups, including Communist rebels, Muslim insurgents and renegade soldiers, in a bid to spur economic recovery.

33.   The leader of renegade soldiers locked in battle Tuesday with government troops in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau urged President Joao Bernardo Vieira to step down.

34.   The military rulers have vowed to crack down on renegade soldiers, and this was the first time executions recommended by the court-martial had been carried out.

35.   The refugees may have fled fighting rebels reported between their troops and renegade Rwandan soldiers near the camps.

36.   The renegade soldiers accuse Vieira of corruption and demand he step down.

37.   The renegade soldiers are also calling for a cease-fire and the intervention of Portuguese soldiers.

38.   The renegade soldiers have not directly responded to the claim, but have demanded all peace discussion occur at the garrison.

39.   The rebels, many of them ethnic Tutsis from eastern Zaire, have clashed with renegade Rwandan soldiers among the refugees.

40.   The renegade soldiers have accused President Joao Bernardo Vieira of corruption and demanded he step down.