31.   IFOR spokesmen could not confirm the detention, but added that the UN police force, which monitors the actions of local police, were investigating the reported arrest.

32.   However, a State Department official said Washington knew nothing about the reported arrests and was seeking information from authorities in Islamabad.

33.   Arafat has said Shubaki, a finance official within the Palestinian security forces, has already been arrested, but Israel voiced doubts on the reported arrest.

34.   Confusion has surrounded the reported arrest of up to six Red Army suspects.

35.   The State Department said Sunday it has no information on the reported arrest of a US citizen in North Korea.

36.   This is the first reported arrest of high ranking Pakistan army officers since Bhutto was voted to power two years ago.

37.   This is the first reported arrest of high ranking Pakistan army officers since Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was voted to power two years ago.

38.   There were no reported arrests or attempts to breach the barricade.

39.   There was no immediate comment on the reported arrests by government officials.

40.   Japan has dispatched a senior envoy to Lebanon to try to clear up confusion over the reported arrest here of Japanese Red Army members, Lebanese officials said Saturday.