31.   A spokesman of the group, speaking through the fence, said he and his friends wanted asylum in Japan.

32.   A spokesman of the Pakistan-based Hezb-ul Mujahedeen claimed responsibility for the attack.

33.   A spokesman of the Vietnamese Embassy said Wednesday the embassy had not been informed about the issue and that it had no comment.

34.   A striking new face named to the Cabinet was Emad Falouji, former spokesman of the Muslim militant group Hamas.

35.   A spokesman of the fundamentalist Hamas group said that a Netanyahu victory would mean increased pressure on the Palestinians and Arabs to make further concessions to Israel.

36.   A spokesman of the UNHCR here was optimistic of the eventual resettlement of the seven Vietnamese, but MRCS assistant secretary-general Datuk Abdullah Shamsuddin was less so.

37.   A spokesman of Karapatan, a human rights group, said the government has charged activists with criminal offenses in an attempt to obscure the suppression of political dissenters.

38.   A spokesman of the Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front claimed that Malik suffered injuries when he was manhandled by security forces.

39.   A spokesman of the Pakistan-based Hezb-ul Mujahedeen telephoned the Associated Press office in Jammu and claimed responsibility for the attack on the paramilitary patrol party.

40.   A spokesman of the rescue center said surface visibility was better Tuesday, with less haze in the area off Port Dickson.