31.   But the Zairean authorities believe that camp leaders are intimidating refugees who want to go back.

32.   Caritas, a charity organisation that has taken responsibility for moving the bodies off the streets in Goma, negotiated the burial site with Zairean authorities.

33.   Earlier, several aid agencies met in Nairobi and suggested negotiations with Zairean authorities be held to allow aid workers to reach the refugees.

34.   The plane was carrying a load which included military berets for the Ugandan army, which the Zairean authorities claimed was military equipment destined for the Rwandan Patriotic Army.

35.   The rebels announced that they had taken Ilebo and Tshikapa on Wednesday, but Zairean military authorities did not confirm the claim.

36.   The refugees had fled the camps in Goma to escape a campaign of forced repatriation organised in August by the Zairean authorities.

37.   The rebels announced that they had taken Ilebo and Tchikapa on Wednesday, but Zairean military authorities did not confirm the claim.

38.   The town has been placed in quarantine by Zairean authorities.

39.   The television gave no indication of how many men were aboard the helicopters, or whether the helicopters had been seized and their crews arrested by the Zairean authorities.

40.   The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is observing extreme prudence over the matter, has called on the Rwandan and Zairean authorities to investigate.