41.   Sirivudh was contacted by phone while being kept in an airport VIP lounge by Hong Kong authorities while awaiting a connecting flight to Phnom Penh.

42.   The missionaries stayed back to mediate with the kidnappers, Col. Ayub was quoted as saying by local reporters contacted by phone.

43.   The officer, contacted by phone, would give only his surname, Xu.

44.   He said the addressee, a local woman, was contacted by phone.

45.   A member of the UN team based in Zvornik contacted by phone from Sarajevo said he and his colleagues felt vulnerable as the crowd grew more and more drunk.

46.   A UN military official contacted by phone in Coralici, the regional UN headquarters, said the area was considerably quieter Friday than Thursday.

47.   Chechen presidential spokesman Movladi Udugov, contacted by phone from Moscow, said the money had been returned to Russian authorities following a written agreement.

48.   Contacted by phone, Kevorkian declined comment on the case.

49.   Contacted by phone, one man said armed men were posted on street corners and barricades of burnt out cars set up at the entrance to the town.

50.   The spokesman, contacted by phone, said many of the injured were listed in serious condition.